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
simp. and trad. (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)⁺
  - Pinyin: jùshāchéngtǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiwshacherngtaa
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap³
  - Yale: jeuih sā sìhng taap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ saa¹ sing⁴ taap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu⁶ sa¹ xing⁴ tab³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯²² säː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tʰäːp̚³/

Idiom

聚沙成塔

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

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