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山大斬埋有柴
saan1 daai6 zaam2 maai4 yau5 caai4
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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 [國] 積少成多 |
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This word has been viewed 1841 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:山 saan1 - mountain; hill; peak大 daai6 - big 斬 zaam2 - chop; cut 埋 maai4 - bury; conceal; finish up; move closer 有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is 柴 caai4 - firewood; faggot |
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