一部二十四史,不知从何说起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
部 bù part, division, section
二 èr two; twice
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
四 sì four
史 shǐ history, chronicle, annals
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
知 zhī know, perceive, comprehend
从 cóng from, by, since, whence, through
何 hé what, why, where, which, how
说 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
起 qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin