The accumulated soil is the mountain, and the accumulated water is the sea(jī shuǐ wéi shān，jī shuǐ wéi hǎi)

The accumulated soil is the mountain, and the accumulated water is the sea

Accumulating soil is a mountain and accumulating water is a sea. In Chinese, it means piling up soil can make a mountain and storing up water can make a sea. The metaphor is that a little makes a lot.

Pinyin: J ī t ǔ w é ISH ā n, J ī Shu ǐ w é IH ǎ i. The metaphor is that a little makes a lot. Source: Xunzi · Ruxiao: "accumulating soil makes mountains, accumulating wind and rain makes Yan. Accumulating water makes an abyss, accumulating dragon makes Yan."

Chinese PinYin : jī shuǐ wéi shān，jī shuǐ wéi hǎi