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丈
高
楼
平
地
起
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l
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p
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Definitions
1. towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
2. great oaks from little acorns grow
Components
万丈
wàn zhàng
–
lit. ten thousand fathoms
高楼
gāo lóu
–
high building
平地
píng dì
–
to level the land
起
qǐ
–
to rise