非一日之功

Traditional form:

非一日之功

Pinyin (reading):

fēiyīrìzhīgōng

Definitions:

• lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
• fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish

Characters:

• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service

Traditional characters:

• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service