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集腋成裘

jí yè chéng qiúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
many hairs make a fur coat (idiom) / many small contributions add up to sth big / many a mickle makes a muckle
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-46ec82351e4b41c1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

集腋成裘 集腋成裘 [ji2 ye4 cheng2 qiu2] /many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big/many a mickle makes a muckle/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 集
    jí

    to gather / to collect / collected works / classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode

  • 腋
    yè

    (bound form) armpit / axilla / axil

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 裘
    qiú

    fur / fur coat

    Qiú

    surname Qiu

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