many a little make a mickle
The Chinese idiom, pronounced J ī sh ǎ och é ngdu ō, refers to the accumulation of a small amount of things, can become a huge number. It comes from the biography of Dong Zhongshu in the history of Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the fourth chapter of Qin CE in the Warring States period, it is said that "the accumulation of thin is thick, and the accumulation of less is more." In the biography of Dong Zhongshu in the book of Han Dynasty, "a little makes a lot, a little makes a big."
Idiom usage
It is used for the gradual accumulation of things. In fact, it is very limited for a person to make a knife or a spoon. However, a little makes a lot of money, and this account is hard to calculate, not to mention over the years. ——Twenty ninth chapter of the strange situation witnessed in twenty years
Chinese PinYin : jī shǎo chéng duō
many a little make a mickle
Buying and selling officials. mǎi jué fàn guān
a marriage between families of equal social rank. mén dāng hù duì
Worship ghosts and seek gods. bài guǐ qiú shén
give up completely to natural impulse. zì xīn zòng yù
patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned. xī shì níng rén