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萬事開頭難
  maan6 si6 hoi1 tau4 naan4   jyutping
  wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2   pinyin
everything is difficult in its beginning stages [syn.][]萬事起頭難


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
萬事開頭難 / 万事开头难

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Characters in this word:

 maan6  -  ten thousand; innumerable
 si6  -  matter; affair; job; work; accident
 hoi1  -  open
 tau4  -  head; first; chief
 naan4 naan6  -  difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame
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