集腋成裘 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• many hairs make a fur coat ; many small contributions add up to sth big
• many a mickle makes a muckle

Character by character

• 集jíto gather, to collect; set, collection
• 腋yèarmpit
• 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish;
• 裘qiúfur coat; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 集思广益 jí sī guǎng yì
• 鸾翔凤集 luán xiáng fèng jí
• 变生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè
• 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
• 一成不变 yī chéng bù biàn
• 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
• 一语成谶 yī yǔ chéng chèn
• 一雨成秋 yī yǔ chéng qiū
• 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ

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