聚沙成塔

Chinese

		to accumulate sand grains; to learn Buddhism	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	pagoda; tower
trad. (聚沙成塔)		聚沙	成	塔
simp. #(聚沙成塔)		聚沙	成	塔
Literally: “sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùshāchéngtǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùshāchéngtǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùshachéngtǎ
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-sha¹-chʻêng²-tʻa³
    • Yale: jyù-shā-chéng-tǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhshacherngtaa
    • Palladius: цзюйшачэнта (czjujšačɛnta)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap³
    • Yale: jeuih sā sìhng taap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu⁶ sa¹ xing⁴ tab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯²² saː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tʰaːp̚³/

Idiom

聚沙成塔

1. by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity, many a mickle makes a muckle