集腋成裘

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Chinese

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to gather; to collect; collected works armpit
finish; complete; accomplish
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
 
fur; fur coat
trad. (集腋成裘)
simp. #(集腋成裘)
Literally: “collect underarm fur (of a fox) to make a fur coat”.

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Idiom

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集腋成裘

  1. many small contributions add up to something big; many a mickle makes a muckle