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積少成多 (zik1 siu2 sing4 do1) — many a little makes a mickle; accumulate/amass little by little in Cantonese

zikˉ¹積siuˊ²少singˎ₄成doˉ¹多
简 积少成多
Mandarin Pinyin: ji1 shao3 cheng2 duo1

Meaning of 積少成多

nounmany a little makes a mickle; accumulate/amass little by little

Example Sentences with 積少成多

cyuˊ²儲cinˎ₄錢jiu˗₃要gikˉ¹積siuˊ²少singˎ₄成do1.多。
Saving money requires accumulating little by little.
dukˍ₆讀syuˉ¹書gwai˗₃貴fuˉ¹乎gikˉ¹積siuˊ²少singˎ₄成do1.多。
Studying effectively means learning a bit at a time.
muiˏ₅每jatˍ₆日linˍ₆練ziˍ₆字gikˉ¹積siuˊ²少singˎ₄成do1.多。
Practicing calligraphy daily leads to improvement.
keoiˏ₅佢cyuˊ²儲ganˊ²緊cin4,錢，gikˉ¹積siuˊ²少singˎ₄成do1.多。
He's saving money, bit by bit.
houˊ²好ciˏ₅似gikˉ¹積siuˊ²少singˎ₄成doˉ¹多gam2.咁。
It's like accumulating little by little.
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Characters in 積少成多

積zik1
long (time); old; deep-rooted; longstanding
少siu2
be missing; lose
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
多do1
much better; much more; far more

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