一部二十四史,不知从何说起

yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ

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

one

ministry

èr

two

shí

ten

four

shǐ

history

,

no; not so

zhī

to know

cóng

from; through; via

what

shuō

to speak; to talk; to say

to rise