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ちりも積もれば山となる塵も積もれば山となる [sK] 塵も積もれば山と成る [sK]
ちりもつもればやまとなる
1. [exp,v5r] [proverb]
▶ many a little makes a mickle
▶ every little helps
▶ [lit] even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2843281 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. many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth

Conjugations


History:
8. A 2023-03-27 13:08:20  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
or remove
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +9 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -11,0 +13 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
7. A 2022-08-01 04:18:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
6. A 2020-05-14 14:29:55  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
塵も積もれば山となる	No matches
塵も積もれば山と成る	No matches
チリも積もれば山となる	No matches
ちりも積もれば山となる	10862
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>ちりも積もれば山となる</keb>
+</k_ele>
5. A 2017-12-24 22:38:33  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2017-12-06 11:47:44  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Not sure about the lit.
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15 @@
-<pos>&v5r;</pos>
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
@@ -17,0 +17,2 @@
+<gloss>every little helps</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">even dust becomes a mountain if piled together</gloss>
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