行百里者半九十
Word
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí
xing2bai3li3zhe3ban4jiu3shi2Meaning
- lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) CC-CEDICT
- fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets CC-CEDICT
- a task is not done until it's done CC-CEDICT