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lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom) · fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions

积土成山
jī shuǐ wéi shān
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
year in, year out (idiom) · (over) many years积年累月jī nián lěi yuèmany hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big · many a mickle makes a muckle集腋成裘jí yè chéng qiú
Antonyms
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) · fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible · to be impatient for success一口吃个胖子yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi
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