高樓萬丈平地起

Chinese

		tall building; post that attracts numerous replies	bottomless; extremely long in depth, length or width; having countless number of bottomless; extremely long in depth, length or width; having countless number of; full of	level ground; flat ground; to level the ground	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (高樓萬丈平地起)		高樓	萬丈	平地	起
simp. (高楼万丈平地起)		高楼	万丈	平地	起

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāolóu wànzhàng píngdì qǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāolóu wànzhàng píngdì qǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaolóu wànjhàng píngdì cǐ
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-lou² wan⁴-chang⁴ pʻing²-ti⁴ chʻi³
    • Yale: gāu-lóu wàn-jàng píng-dì chǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaulou wannjanq pyngdih chii
    • Palladius: гаолоу ваньчжан пинди ци (gaolou vanʹčžan pindi ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

高樓萬丈平地起

1. (literally) skyscrapers rising from level ground
2. (figuratively) rapid development