行百里者半九十

hang4 baak3 lei5 ze2 bun3 gau2 sap6

lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) · fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets · a task is not done until it's done

Meanings

  1. lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
  2. fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
  3. a task is not done until it's done

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