Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tích thiểu thành đa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Little by little becomes much — accumulation's patient arithmetic.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tích lũy từ từ trở nên nhiều

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Literally: gather the scant into the many

Examples

Tích thiểu thành đa, góp gió thành bão.Grain by grain it mounts — gathered winds make the storm.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tích thiểu thành đa” mean?

Little by little becomes much — accumulation's patient arithmetic. Literally: gather the scant into the many

Is “tích thiểu thành đa” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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