The accumulated soil is the mountain, and the accumulated water is the sea

The accumulated soil is the mountain, and the accumulated water is the sea

Accumulating soil is a mountain and accumulating water is a sea. In Chinese, it means piling up soil can make a mountain and storing up water can make a sea. The metaphor is that a little makes a lot.

Pinyin: J ī t ǔ w é ISH ā n, J ī Shu ǐ w é IH ǎ i. The metaphor is that a little makes a lot. Source: Xunzi · Ruxiao: "accumulating soil makes mountains, accumulating wind and rain makes Yan. Accumulating water makes an abyss, accumulating dragon makes Yan."