It's a long way to go
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì nd à oru ò Qu á n, which means going forward is like going backward.
Jindaoruojuan Pinyin: J ì nd à oru ò Qu á n short spelling: jdrq synonym: antonym: usage: explanation: see "jindaoruojuan". source: example: postscript: riddle: idiom story: related idioms
It's a long way to go
keep on repeating at great length - lián biān lěi dú
the broken stem of a floating duckweed -- wandering about - duàn gěng piāo péng
Preserved bottle gourd with black wine - xuán jiǔ hù fǔ
exotic and strangely scented flowers - qí huā yì huì