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九層の台は累土より起こる
【 きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる 】
1. [exp,v5r] [proverb,rare]
《from Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こる》
▶ many a little makes a mickle
▶ every little helps
▶ [lit] the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2418420 塵も積もれば山となる 1. many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; even dust becomes a mountain if piled together

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History:
5. A 2022-08-01 04:18:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff: 
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
4. A 2020-02-25 19:49:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2020-02-25 16:35:50  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I don't think proverbs that can be traced back to a specific, historical person need to be tagged with [quote].
  Diff: 
@@ -14 +13,0 @@
-<misc>&quote;</misc>
2. A 2020-02-25 04:16:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Very obsc.
1. A* 2020-02-16 06:17:13  dine <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
nikk: https://kotobank.jp/word/九層の台は累土より起こる-2028892
ctext: https://ctext.org/pre-qin-and-han?searchu=九層之臺，起於累土
https://www.google.com/search?q="累土より起こる"

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