- 积少成多
- jīshǎo-chéngduō[many a little makes a mickle; from small increments comes abundance; little will grow to much; penny and penny laid up will be many] 积累少数而渐成多数
其实一个人做一把刀, 一个杓子, 是有限得很; 然而积少成多, 这笔帐就难算了, 何况更是历年如此呢。 亦作积小成大。 --清·吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》
Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.