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What does 塵も積もれば山となる (ちりもつもればやまとなる) mean?

塵も積もれば山となる (ちりもつもればやまとなる) means many a little makes a muckle; small efforts accumulated steadily over time lead to great results (lit. even dust piled up becomes a mountain).

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many a little makes a muckle; small efforts accumulated steadily over time lead to great results (lit. even dust piled up becomes a mountain)

Example sentences

  • If you save a little every day, just as dust piled up becomes a mountain, it will grow into a large sum.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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