諺語 · a single proverb
世上無難事，只要肯登攀
Simplified: 世上无难事，只要肯登攀
What does 世上無難事，只要肯登攀 (shì shàng wú nán shì zhǐ yào kěn dēng pān) mean?
世上無難事，只要肯登攀 (shì shàng wú nán shì zhǐ yào kěn dēng pān) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語). Word for word it reads "nothing in the world is difficult if you are willing to climb." In use it means: Any goal is reachable if you commit to the climb. The barrier is usually willingness, not ability. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Earth note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Goat.
Literally: "nothing in the world is difficult if you are willing to climb."
The reading
The mountain does not get shorter for the person who stares at it from the bottom. But it does not get taller either. The only thing that changes is whether you start walking. The people at the top are not different from you. They just started.
What kind of proverb it is
Source Mao Zedong 毛澤東, 水調歌頭·重上井岡山; folk saying predates
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Keep reading
Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Perseverance & the Long Road, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Goat, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.
Questions
Is 世上無難事，只要肯登攀 a real Chinese proverb?
Yes. 世上無難事，只要肯登攀 (shì shàng wú nán shì zhǐ yào kěn dēng pān) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語), and it comes from Mao Zedong 毛澤東, 水調歌頭·重上井岡山; folk saying predates. It is living Chinese heritage, given here with per-character pinyin and its source so you can trust the line, not a phrase invented in English.
How do you pronounce 世上無難事，只要肯登攀?
In Mandarin it is shì shàng wú nán shì zhǐ yào kěn dēng pān. Read the pinyin above each character to follow the tones, or press the speaker beside the calligraphy to hear your browser read 世上無難事，只要肯登攀 aloud in Mandarin.