燕子銜泥壘大窩 yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō

many a little makes a mickle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. many a little makes a mickle
  2. 2. the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
燕 yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae); variant of 燕yàn
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
銜 xián
to hold in the mouth; to link; title
泥 ní HSK 6
mud; clay; paste
壘 lěi
base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
窩 wō
place; nest; den