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山大斬埋有柴
  saan1 daai6 zaam2 maai4 yau5 caai4   jyutping
many a pickle makes a mickle; little and often fills the purse (i.e. many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount)
[literal] one can cut enough firewood on a big mountain
[] 積少成多


Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
山大斬埋有柴

This word has been viewed 1350 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 22nd Jun 2016 06:10 and last edited on 23rd Oct 2016 15:19
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Characters in this word:

 saan1  -  mountain; hill; peak
 daai6  -  big
 zaam2  -  chop; cut
 maai4  -  bury; conceal; finish up; move closer
 jau5 jau6  -  have; there is
 caai4  -  firewood; faggot
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