yànzixiánnílěidàwō
gradual accumulation
燕子衔泥垒大窝 (燕子銜泥壘大窩) yànzixiánnílěidàwō
- 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).
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