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聚沙成塔
Mandarin · pinyin jù shā chéng tǎ
Meanings
- (lit.) many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
- (fig.) many little things add up to sth great
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4–1–2–3 · ju4 sha1 cheng2 ta3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3
Cantonese word readings for 聚沙成塔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity, many a mickle makes a muckle
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