集腋成裘
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Chinese[edit]
to gather; to collect; collected works | armpit | finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
fur; fur coat | ||
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trad. (集腋成裘) | 集 | 腋 | 成 | 裘 | |
simp. #(集腋成裘) | 集 | 腋 | 成 | 裘 | |
Literally: “collect underarm fur (of a fox) to make a fur coat”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
集腋成裘
- many small contributions add up to something big; many a mickle makes a muckle