Proverbs about beginnings

Towering trees start from seeds. (Arab)

Always walk with one foot in front and one foot behind. (Arab)

Even a short road will feel very far even if you don’t walk. (North Korea)

No matter how complicated the drum music is, it is just "puffy" at the beginning. (Africa)

If you want to climb a tree, you have to start from the bottom. (Africa)

Don’t forget that hot water is made from cold water. (Africa)

Everything starts from the root. (Czech Republic)

Except through the road through the night, people will not reach the dawn. (Lebanon)

A long journey of thousands of miles begins with the first step. (Latin America)

A long journey begins near, and great things begin small. (Mongolia)

To travel a thousand miles, you must start from the first step. (Japan)

Although camels move slowly, they can reach their destination. (Türkiye)

No matter how tall the tower is, it rises from the ground. (Indonesia)

Everything starts from small things. (UK)

On the road, you can only reach the end if you keep walking. (Vietnam) Idioms about the beginning

"Xiamawei" originally refers to the authority that an official shows to his subordinates when he first takes office. Later, it generally refers to showing one's power to the other party from the beginning.

Source: "Han Shu Xu Zhuan": "Afraid that he will get off the bus and show his power, the officials and the people will stop." ?

Repay the original and reverse the beginning: repay; original: the root; reverse: return; beginning: start. It refers to repaying kindness and not forgetting oneself.

Source: "Book of Rites? Special Sacrifice": "Only the hills of society are full of rice, so it is the beginning of repaying the original." ?

Start-up before it is completed. Start-up: start or establish; end: complete. Just started, not finished yet.

Source: Han Dynasty Sima Qian's "Report to Ren Shaoqing": "I also want to study the relationship between heaven and man, understand the changes in ancient and modern times, and form a family story." If the initial creation is not completed, it will suffer this disaster. It is a pity that it will not succeed, and it will be punished with death without any regrets. ?

The enemy is at a disadvantage: the army. Pro: Good luck. The battle did not go well. Describes a failure at the very beginning of something.

Source: Wang Shuo's "The Stubborn Lord" continuation two: "It's a bad start." ?Ma Qing poked his head around the alley entrances and saw that no writer was chasing him. He was relieved. Guan said, ?Who would have thought that all writers would be out today?

The first sign of strength or talent is a metaphor for someone who has just begun to show strength or talent.

The first try is a metaphor for showing strength or talent at the beginning.

Source: Wei Wei's "Forward, Motherland": He was smiling with his chin propped up, listening to the staff report on the results of the initial test of the seatless rifle. ?

Eagle spreading its wings: young bird. The young eagle spreads its wings and flies. It is a metaphor for young people starting to live and work independently.

Daluo Vertebral Wheel Daluo: ancient cart; Vertebral Wheel: primitive wheel without spokes. The gorgeous car started out as a primitive car with spokeless wheels. It is a metaphor for the evolution of things, from simplicity to complexity, from roughness to refinement.

Source: Liang Xiaotong's "Preface to Selected Works" of the Southern Dynasty: "If the vertebra wheel is the beginning of the big wheel, the big wheel has the quality of the vertebra wheel?"

Awakening from the great dream It's like waking up from a big dream. It is a metaphor for being blinded by wrong things for a long time and beginning to wake up.

Source: "Zhuangzi's Theory of the Equality of Things": "There is a great awakening, and then I know that this is a great dream." ?

Waking up from a big dream is like waking up from a big dream. It is a metaphor for waking up from a long-term mistake, blindness or confusion. At the same time, I woke up from a big dream.

Source: Ding Zhongjiang's "History of Beiyang Warlords: Russian Invasion of Outer Mongolia and British Invasion of Tibet": After reading on my knees, I discovered that the current situation has reached this point, and the living Buddha has given detailed instructions, just like waking up from a big dream. , all the doubts are cleared, and the joy is endless. ?

Seeing the beginning and knowing the end means foreseeing the final result of something from its beginning.

Source: Han Dynasty Yuan Kang's "Yue Jueshu Biography of De Preface": "Therefore, the sage knows the writing by seeing the subtleties, and knows the end by seeing the beginning." ?

Milli millimeter, centimeter, centimeter: two extremely small units of length. Although the difference may be small at first, it can lead to large errors.

Source: "Book of Rites": "Book of Changes" says: "A gentleman should be careful when starting. The difference is as small as a millimeter, but the prediction is a thousand miles away." ?

River fish with abdominal disease River fish: a hidden name for abdominal disease, so named because the fish rots from the belly. Refers to diarrhea.

Source: "Zuo Zhuan, the twelfth year of Xuangong": "River fish suffers from stomach disease, what can be done?"

River fish disease River fish: a hidden name for stomach disease, because fish rot comes from It is named after it begins in the belly. Refers to diarrhea.

Source: "Zuo Zhuan, the twelfth year of Xuangong": What can be done if the fish in the river suffers from abdominal disease?

Hongfei and frost fall. Hongyan is a migratory bird. It flies back every year in late autumn, when frost begins to fall. , because it is used to refer to changes in time series and replacement of years.

The first creation of Hongmeng: The ancients believed that before the creation of the world, there was a chaotic energy. Creation of heaven and earth. Refers to the human world that has just begun to appear.

Source: Song Dynasty Zhang Junfang's "Yunji Seven Lots" Taishangjun Kaitian Jing: "Taichu distinguishes the clear and turbid of heaven and earth, and analyzes the chaos of Hongmeng." ?

The tiger-headed snake has a tail as big as a tiger and a tail as thin as a snake. The metaphor starts with a lot of momentum, but ends up with very little momentum, with a beginning and no end.

Source: The second chapter of "Li Kui Bears the Thorn" written by Kang Jin of the Yuan Dynasty: "Then you have nothing to do but turn your back on your words and talk about right and wrong. This guy dares to behave like a dog and has the heart of a wolf, but it starts at the beginning and ends at the end." ?

Seeing the beginning and knowing the end means that one can foresee the final result of something by seeing its beginning.

Be cautious and strict from the beginning.

Old thoughts come back to life: start, happen. Old thoughts or ideas come back to you. Often refers to repeating old shortcomings or mistakes.

Source: Ming Dynasty Wang Tingna's "The Lion's Roar": "Although this woman is released now, I'm afraid her old thoughts will come back and cause a lot of harm." ?

Ancient myths and legends about the creation of the world: Pangu opened up the world and began human history. Later, it is often used as a metaphor for unprecedented, something that has never happened since ancient times.

Source: Three Kingdoms? Wu Xu Zheng's "San Wu Li Ji": "The heaven and earth were as chaotic as chicken eggs, and Pangu was born in them. Eighteen thousand years old, the heaven and earth were opened up, and the clear yang was the sky, and the turbid yin was the earth. , Pangu is among them. ?

Open the chapter with clear meaning: clarify the purpose; clarify the meaning: explain the meaning. Refers to stating the main meaning at the beginning of speaking and writing.

Source: "The Book of Filial Piety? Kai Zong Ming Yi": Chapter 1 of "Kaizong Ming Yi". ? Song? It is said that this chapter opens the ancestral version of Yi Jing and shows the principles of the Five Filial Piety, so it is called the ancestral Mingyi Chapter. ?

Immediate success describes success as soon as the work begins.

Source: The second chapter of "Little Yuchi" by Anonymous Yuan Dynasty: "Then Old Yuchi will succeed immediately if he goes away." ?

Success immediately describes things going smoothly and victory from the beginning.

Source: The fourth chapter of "Chu Zhaogong" written by Zheng Tingyu in the Yuan Dynasty: "I only hope that you will succeed and return in triumph." ?

Being nourished means that children should be provided with correct education from childhood.

Source: "Yi Meng": "Mongolia is used to maintain righteousness, which is a sacred skill." ?

A small test of a bull's knife. A small test of a bull's knife: a knife for slaughtering cattle; a small trial: use it a little and show off your skills. It is a metaphor for people with big abilities to show their talents in small things first. It also means that a capable person shows his talents as soon as he starts working.

Source: Song Dynasty Su Shi's poem "Sending Master Ouyang to Guanweicheng": After reading Thirty Thousand Toothpicks, I want to come to Xiaoyi to test my skills. ?

Victory was achieved as soon as the flag was opened and the battle entered. It is a metaphor for achieving good results as soon as things begin.

Source: The fourth chapter of "She Liu Chui Wan" written by an unknown person in the Yuan Dynasty: "Thanks to the master's Hongfu, the victory is ready and the success is imminent." ?

Ru: Xiang; Fang: Gang. Like the sun has just risen. It means that a bright future has just begun.

Source: "The Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Tianbao": "Eternal like the moon, rising like the sun." ?

Be careful to end and end as carefully as you started. It means always proceeding with caution. At the same time, be careful to the end as you began.

The end of caution is like the beginning. Shen: cautious; such as: elephant. End as carefully as you began. It means always proceeding with caution.

Source: Chapter 64 of "Laozi": "If you are as careful as you are at the beginning, you will never fail."

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Being cautious at the beginning means that if you want to be cautious at the end, you should be cautious at the beginning.

When luck comes, you were originally in a disadvantageous situation, but when you encounter an opportunity, your fortune begins to improve. Run at the same time.

Source: Chapter 17 of Ji Wen's "Sound of the City" in the Qing Dynasty: "When Adali came to transport it, he first carried the dung load to the concession to discharge the dung. ?

When luck comes, the situation was originally unfavorable, but when opportunities came, the fortune began to improve. Run at the same time.

Source: Ming Dynasty Wang Yufeng's "Burning Incense": "When is your luck coming?"

Beginning: the beginning; end: the end. The same thing from beginning to end. It means being able to persevere without interruption.

Source: "Xunzi's Discussion of the Army": "Think about things first and show respect to them. Be cautious and end like the beginning. This is called good luck." ?

Original figurines: wooden or pottery figurines used for burials in ancient times. The person who started making figurines. It is a metaphor for the person who first does something bad.

Source: "Mencius, King Hui of Liang": Zhongni said: "The one who first made the figurines has no descendants." ?It is used because it resembles a human being. ?

Go through it from beginning to end. I still say it as it is.

The beginning of getting off the bus: classical Chinese particle; Shi: start. The old one means that the new official has just arrived. Now is a metaphor for arriving at a place with a work assignment.

Source: "Book of Rites and Music": King Wu conquered Yin and rebelled against Shang. Before he could get out of the car, he sealed the post of Huangdi in Ji. ?