聚沙成塔

Chinese

		to accumulate sand grains; to learn Buddhism	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	pagoda; tower
trad. (聚沙成塔)		聚沙	成	塔
simp. ^#(聚沙成塔)		聚沙	成	塔
Literally: “sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jùshāchéngtǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jùshāchéngtǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyùshachéngtǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chü⁴-sha¹-chʻêng²-tʻa³
  - Yale: jyù-shā-chéng-tǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhshacherngtaa
  - Palladius: цзюйшачэнта (czjujšačɛnta)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap³
  - Yale: jeuih sā sìhng taap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu⁶ sa¹ xing⁴ tab³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯²² saː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tʰaːp̚³/

Idiom

聚沙成塔

by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity, many a mickle makes a muckle

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