many a little make a mickle

many a little make a mickle

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ù sh ǎ och é ngdu ō, meaning that little by little accumulation will change from less to more. It comes from the biography of Dong Zhong in the history of Han Dynasty.

Notes on Idioms

Gather: gather, meet.

The origin of Idioms

Dong Zhongzhuan in the book of Han Dynasty: "a little makes a lot, a little makes a great deal."

Idiom usage

As predicate, attributive, object; refers to the accumulation from the small. Every meal we save the next spoonful of rice. The first scene of North Korea

Analysis of Idioms

A little makes a lot