tích tiểu thành đại
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Meaning · English
Accumulating small things leads to significant results
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Tích lũy những thứ nhỏ dẫn đến kết quả đáng kể
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: Accumulate small become big
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Tích tiểu thành đại.Many a mickle makes a muckle.
Tatoeba sentence #8989701 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “tích tiểu thành đại” mean?
Accumulating small things leads to significant results Literally: Accumulate small become big
Is “tích tiểu thành đại” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.