many a little make a mickle
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ù sh ǎ och é ngdu ō, meaning that little by little accumulation will change from less to more. It comes from the biography of Dong Zhong in the history of Han Dynasty.
Notes on Idioms
Gather: gather, meet.
The origin of Idioms
Dong Zhongzhuan in the book of Han Dynasty: "a little makes a lot, a little makes a great deal."
Idiom usage
As predicate, attributive, object; refers to the accumulation from the small. Every meal we save the next spoonful of rice. The first scene of North Korea
Analysis of Idioms
A little makes a lot
Chinese PinYin : jù shǎo chéng duō
many a little make a mickle
can 't tell how many there are -- numerous similar cases. bù zhī fán jǐ
Crack the crown and destroy the crown. liè guān huǐ miǎn,bá běn sāi yuán
be a dutiful son to one 's parents even in poverty. shū shuǐ chéng huān
give rewards for good service and punishments for faults. shǎng gōng fá zuì