jí​yè​chéng​qiú

many a little makes a mickle

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 jī​shǎo​chéng​duō.

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