集腋成裘

Traditional form:

集腋成裘

Pinyin (reading):

jíyèchéngqiú

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 集 - to gather, to collect; set, collection
• 腋 - armpit
• 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
• 裘 - fur coat; surname

Traditional characters:

• 集 - to gather, to collect; set, collection
• 腋 - armpit
• 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
• 裘 - fur coat; surname