created reference approved 积羽沉舟/積羽沉舟 → 群轻折轴/群輕折軸 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
积羽沉舟 / 積羽沉舟 jīyǔchénzhōu
群轻折轴 / 群輕折軸 qúnqīngzhézhóu
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created reference approved 积羽沉舟/積羽沉舟 → 众口铄金/眾口鑠金 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
积羽沉舟 / 積羽沉舟 jīyǔchénzhōu
众口铄金 / 眾口鑠金 zhòngkǒushuòjīn
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created sense approved 积羽沉舟/積羽沉舟 · jīyǔchénzhōu · many small things add up to a heavy weight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
积羽沉舟 / 積羽沉舟
jīyǔchénzhōu
many small things add up to a heavy weight
literally meaning feathers piled high can sink a boat; metaphorically suggests that minor problems or small forces can lead to disaster or exert great power when accumulated
积 (literal) → 积/積 · jī · to accumulate 羽 (literal) → 羽 · yǔ · feather 沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · to sink 舟 (literal) → 舟 · zhōu · boat
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