集腋成裘

Chinese

		to gather; to collect; collected works	armpit	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	fur; fur coat
simp. and trad. (集腋成裘)		集	腋	成	裘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jíyìchéngqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ jik⁶ sing⁴ kau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jíyìchéngqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiyihchengrchyou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaap⁶ jik⁶ sing⁴ kau⁴
  - Yale: jaahp yihk sìhng kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ jik⁹ sing⁴ kau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ yig⁶ xing⁴ keo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑːp̚² jɪk̚² sɪŋ²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

集腋成裘

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

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