不到长城非好汉
Traditional form:
不到長城非好漢
Pinyin (reading):
bùdào Chángchéngfēihǎohàn
Definitions:
- lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
Characters:
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 到 - to go to, to arrive
- 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
- 城 - castle, city, town; municipality
- 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
- 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
- 汉 - Chinese people; Chinese language
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