From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「集腋為裘」. Details below.
Learn about the idiom 「集腋為裘」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Although the skin under the fox’s armpits is very small, it can be gathered together to make a fur coat. A metaphor for small amounts accumulating to amount to a lot. Same as “A stitch in time saves nine.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jí yè wéi qiú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jaap6 yik6 wai6/wai4 kau4
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
