集腋成裘
zaap6 jik6 sing4 kau4jí yè chéng qiú
English
- many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
- many a little makes a mickle; many small contributions add up to a large amount; literally: many hairs make a fur coat
- many a mickle makes a muckle
粵語 — Cantonese
- 將微小嘅嘢集合起嚟,最後都可以有好多
Examples
全村集腋成裘,捐錢重修廟宇。
Donations from everyone in the villager are pooled together to renovate the temple.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk