一口吃不成胖子 — yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5

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yi¹ kou³ chi¹ bu⁴ cheng² pang⁴ zi⁵

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

一

口

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子

yi¹

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

kou³

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

chi¹

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

bu⁴

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

cheng²

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

pang⁴

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

zi⁵

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence