yàn​zi​xián​ní​lěi​dà​wō

gradual accumulation

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    燕子衔泥垒大窝 / 燕子銜泥壘大窩

    yàn​zi​xián​ní​lěi​dà​wō

    gradual accumulation

    The swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time; used as an idiom to describe how great things are achieved through persistent, small efforts or how many small things add up to a lot (many a little makes a mickle).

    学习知识如同燕子衔泥垒大窝,只有日积月累,才能学有所成。

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