Traduction :
sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity; many a mickle makes a muckle
Référence :
聚细沙面宝塔。原指儿童堆塔游戏。后比喻积少成多。
Origine :
《妙法莲华经·方便品》:“乃至童子戏,聚沙为佛塔。”
Annotation :
聚沙成塔1
1. jùshāchéngtǎ :
[EN] sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity; many a mickle makes a muckle