大道無名長養萬物
Great Way not-have name
Continuously birth countless things
(draft translation of 清靜經 Qing Jing Jing - Quiet Calm Weave #3)
The given English words are literal for the given Chinese words. 萬 simply implies a large number like 10,000, or in today's cultures where people are accustomed to very large numbers, the word could imply millions, billions, trillions, or more.
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