行百里者半九十

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Chinese

to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
a hundred li ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
ninety; 90
simp. and trad.
(行百里者半九十)
百里 九十

Etymology

From Zhanguoce:

:『行百里者半於九十』,末路 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
:『行百里者半于九十』,末路 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
“shī” yún: ‘Xíngbǎilǐzhěbànyújiǔshí’, cǐ yán mòlù zhī nán yě.
Shijing said, "In a hundred-li journey, the first ninety li is merely half of it." This describes the difficulty towards the end of the journey.

Pronunciation


Proverb

行百里者半九十

  1. Things become more difficult when we approach closer to success

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