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A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step

 qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià
A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step Scroll

千里之行始於足下 is a Chinese proverb that means “a thousand-mile journey begins with the first step.”

This proverb figuratively means “big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one.”

A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step

senri no michi mo ippo kara

 sen ri no michi mo i-ppo ka ra
A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step Scroll

千里の道も一歩から is the Japanese version of an ancient Chinese proverb that means “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

Some will also translate this as a 1000-mile road starts with one brick (a small amount).

In this case, the real measurement is an ancient Chinese “li” or 里, which is romanized as “ri” in Japanese. It's about half a kilometer, so three 里 would be a western mile. A journey of 333 miles begins with a single step, just doesn't sound as natural.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Even The 100-Foot Bamboo Can Grow One More Foot

 bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìng yī bù
Even The 100-Foot Bamboo Can Grow One More Foot Scroll

百尺竿头更进一步 is a proverb that literally translates as: [Even a] one-hundred foot [tall] bamboo [can] progress even one [more] step.

Figuratively, this means: After having achieved a fair degree of success, one should try to do still better.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    lu:4

 ritsuji
    りつじ

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Ritsu
law
(1) law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; (2) {Buddh} vinaya (rules for the monastic community); (3) (abbreviation) (See 律宗) Ritsu (school of Buddhism); (4) (abbreviation) (See 律詩) lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (5) (also りち) (musical) pitch; (6) (See 十二律,呂・2) six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (7) (abbreviation) (See 律旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do); (n,n-suf,ctr) (8) step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone); (personal name) Ritsuji
vinaya, from vi-ni, to 1ead, train: discipline: v. 毘奈耶; other names are Prātimokṣa, śīla, and upalakṣa. The discipline, or monastic rules; one of the three divisions of the Canon, or Tripiṭaka, and said to have been compiled by Upāli.

一段

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yī duàn
    yi1 duan4
i tuan
 ichidan
    いちだん

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Ichi-Dan / First Degree
(adv-to,adv,adj-no) (1) (usu. 〜と) even more; still more; much more; further; (n,adv) (2) one step; one rung; one level; one grade; one rank; (3) one paragraph; one passage; (4) (abbreviation) {gramm} (See 一段動詞,一段活用,五段・1) ichidan (verb, verb conjugation); (given name) Ichidan
one stage

割る

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 waru
    わる

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Waru
(transitive verb) (1) to divide; (transitive verb) (2) to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; (transitive verb) (3) to break; to crack; to smash; (transitive verb) (4) to dilute; (transitive verb) (5) to fall below; (transitive verb) (6) to discount; (transitive verb) (7) to step over (a line, etc.)

見義勇為


见义勇为

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jiàn yì yǒng wéi
    jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2
chien i yung wei

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Courage to do what is right
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action

千里の道も一歩から

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 senrinomichimoippokara
    せんりのみちもいっぽから
(expression) (proverb) (See 千里の行も足下に始まる) a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

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 pa
    パ
pas (ballet step) (fre:); (personal name) Paz

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chù
    chu4
ch`u
    chu
to step with the right foot (used in 彳亍[chi4 chu4])

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chì
    chi4
ch`ih
    chih
 gyouninben / gyoninben
    ぎょうにんべん
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60); see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
kanji "going man" radical (radical 60)

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dáo
    dao2
tao
(coll.) to reel in (string, yarn etc) by pulling hand over hand or by coiling; to step along; to look into; to pursue (a matter)

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    bu4
pu
 bu
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
(歩) pada; step, pace.

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    bu4
pu
 susumu
    すすむ
old variant of 步[bu4]
(1) step; stride; (counter) (2) counter for steps; (given name) Susumu

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duàn
    duan4
tuan
 dan
    だん
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
(n,ctr) (1) step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps; (n,ctr) (2) shelf; layer; tier; (3) grade; level; class; (n,ctr) (4) dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank; (5) paragraph; passage; (n,ctr) (6) column (of print); (n,ctr) (7) act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene; (8) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table); (9) stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation; (10) (form) (as ...の段) matter; occasion; (11) (as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.) degree; extent; (counter) (12) counter for breaks in written language or speech; (place-name, surname) Dan
A piece; a section, paragraph. piṇda, a ball, lump, especially of palatable food, sustenance.

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dēng
    deng1
teng
 minoru
    みのる
to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
(given name) Minoru
Ascend, advance, start; attain, ripen; to note, fix.

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dèng
    deng4
teng
 ishibashi
    いしばし
cliff-ledge; stone step
(surname) Ishibashi


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    ji2
chi
 kyuu / kyu
    きゅう
level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level
(n,ctr) (1) (school) grade; year; class; (n,suf) (2) class; grade; rank; level; (n,ctr) (3) (See 段・4) kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 masaru
    まさる
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
(1) (hist) Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); (2) (abbreviation) (See 越南) Vietnam; (given name) Masaru
To step over, pass over, surpass, exceed; similar to 超, with which it is often connected.

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    ci3
tz`u
    tzu
to trample; to step; to walk on the ball of the foot

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kuà
    kua4
k`ua
    kua
 matagu
    またぐ
to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span
(personal name) Matagu
To straddle, bestride, pass over.

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kuǐ
    kui3
k`uei
    kuei
brief; short step

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    ta4
t`a
    ta
 tō
to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot
Tread, trample.

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    ji2
chi
 seki
to step; walk reverently
to step over

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cǎi
    cai3
ts`ai
    tsai
to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote

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    ta4
t`a
    ta
to step on

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liè
    lie4
lieh
step across


𨅬

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lán
    lan2
lan
to pass; to step over; to creep; to twine round


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niè
    nie4
nieh
 jō
to walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on); to follow
to step on

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    xi3
hsi
shoe; to step


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mài
    mai4
mai
 tsutomu
    つとむ
to take a step; to stride
(male given name) Tsutomu

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gāi
    gai1
kai
step; terrace


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jiē
    jie1
chieh
 shina
    しな
rank or step; stairs
(n,n-suf) (1) storey; story; floor; (2) (See 階・きざはし・1) stairs; (n,n-suf) (3) stage (in chronostratigraphy); (counter) (4) counter for storeys and floors of a building; (surname) Shina
to ascend

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step千里之行始於足下
千里之行始于足下
qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià
qian1 li3 zhi1 xing2 shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4
qian li zhi xing shi yu zu xia
qianlizhixingshiyuzuxia
ch`ien li chih hsing shih yü tsu hsia
chien li chih hsing shih yü tsu hsia
A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step千里の道も一歩からsen ri no michi mo i-ppo ka ra
senrinomichimoi-ppokara
sen ri no michi mo i-po ka ra
Even The 100-Foot Bamboo Can Grow One More Foot百尺竿頭更進一步
百尺竿头更进一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìng yī bù
bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 geng4 jing4 yi1 bu4
bai chi gan tou geng jing yi bu
baichigantougengjingyibu
pai ch`ih kan t`ou keng ching i pu
pai chih kan tou keng ching i pu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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