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隗より始めよ
Hiragana
かいよりはじめよ
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
物事は手近なところから、または言い出した者から始めるのがよいということ。 / 大きな計画や事業も、まずは身近で実行しやすいところから取りかかるべきだという戒め。
Easy Japanese Meaning
大きなことをするときは まずじぶんから 小さくはじめなさい ということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
从身边的实际、可行之处着手；由小事做起。 / 提出者应率先实践、带头执行。 / 做大事应循序渐进，先打基础。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
大事應從可行的小步開始。 / 提議者應率先身體力行。 / 先從身邊做起，循序漸進。
Korean Meaning
큰일은 작은 것부터, 쉬운 것부터 시작하라. / 제안한 사람이 먼저 시작해 실천하라.
Vietnamese Meaning
Bắt đầu từ việc nhỏ, thiết thực. / Người đề xuất phải là người bắt tay làm trước. / Bắt đầu từ bản thân, từ người gần nhất.
Tagalog Meaning
Simulan sa maliit at praktikal na hakbang. / Ang nagmumungkahi ang dapat unang kumilos. / Umpisahan agad sa magagawa ngayon.
Sense（1）
one should start a big project with immediate, practical steps; start small
Sense（2）
the person who proposes something should be the first one to take practical steps to implement it
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one should start a big project with immediate, practical steps; start small / the person who proposes something should be the first one to take practical steps to implement it
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隗より始めよ
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When starting a big project, one should remember the proverb 'start with what's near at hand'.
When starting a big project, one should remember the proverb 'start with what's near at hand'.
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大きなプロジェクトを始める時は、隗より始めよということわざを思い出すべきだ。
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