添砖加瓦

Traditional form:

添磚加瓦

Pinyin (reading):

tiānzhuānjiāwǎ

Definitions:

• lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
• fig. to do one's bit to help

Characters:

• 添 - to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
• 砖 - tile, brick
• 加 - to add to, to increase, to augment
• 瓦 - tile; pottery, earthenware

Traditional characters:

• 添 - to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
• 磚 - tile, brick
• 加 - to add to, to increase, to augment
• 瓦 - tile; pottery, earthenware