Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「積土成山」, explained below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「積土成山」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Pile up dirt to form a mountain, which is a metaphor for the accumulation of small amounts to make a large amount.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jī tǔ chéng shān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jik1 tou2 sing4 saan1
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
