燕子衔泥垒大窝

Traditional: 燕子銜泥壘大窩

yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō

Dictionary entry

the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)

What does 燕子衔泥垒大窝 mean?

燕子衔泥垒大窝 (yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)

2many a little makes a mickle

Character breakdown

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燕YānYan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning · north Hebei 子zǐson · child 衔xiánvariant of 銜|衔[xian2]泥nímud · clay 垒lěirampart · base (in baseball)大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)窝wōnest · pit or hollow on the human body

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燕子衔泥垒大窝

yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō

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