粵

集zaap6腋jik6成sing4裘kau4

zaap6 jik6 sing4 kau4jí yè chéng qiú

English

  1. many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
  2. many a little makes a mickle; many small contributions add up to a large amount; literally: many hairs make a fur coat
  3. many a mickle makes a muckle

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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