集腋成裘
jí​yè​chéng​qiú

many a little makes a mickle

  • created reference approved 集腋成裘 → 积少成多/積少成多 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    集腋成裘 jí​yè​chéng​qiú

    积少成多 / 積少成多 jī​shǎo​chéng​duō

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  • created sense approved 集腋成裘 · jí​yè​chéng​qiú · many a little makes a mickle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    集腋成裘

    jí​yè​chéng​qiú

    many a little makes a mickle

    Literally meaning to make a fur coat by collecting small bits of fur from many foxes' armpits, this idiom describes how many small contributions add up to something big; similar to [[积少成多|積少成多|ji1 shao3 cheng2 duo1]].

    jí​yì​chéng​qiú

    集 (literal) → 集 · jí · to gather 腋 (literal) → 腋 · yè · fur under the front legs 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 裘 (literal) → 裘 · qiú · fur coat

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