collect bits of fur under the foxes ' forelegs to make a robe

collect bits of fur under the foxes ' forelegs to make a robe

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j í y è ch é ngqi ú, which means that although the skin under the fox's armpit is very small, it can be gathered together to make a fur robe. The metaphor is that a little makes a lot. From Shenzi Zhizhong.

Note: it is often used to describe beautiful things.

The origin of Idioms

Shenzi Zhizhong: "the fur of a fox is not the skin of a fox."

Idiom usage

How many examples are there now? It's just a matter of time. The third chapter of biography of children heroes by Wen Kang in Qing Dynasty