천 리 길도 한 걸음부터라고 · 천 리 길도 한 걸음부터잖아요
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Example
천 리 길도 한 걸음부터라고, 오늘부터 단어를 열 개씩 외울 거예요.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, so starting today I'm going to memorize ten words a day.
Word parts
천 thousand+리 li (distance)
Literally 'even a road of a thousand 리 starts with one step'. A 리 (里) is a traditional unit of distance, about 0.4 km in Korea.
Good to know
Pronounced [철리 길도]. The same saying as the English one (both go back to Laozi); used to encourage someone starting something big.