Definition of 九層の台は累土より起こる (きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる)

きゅうそううてなるいどお

九層の台は累土より起こる

きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる

kyuusounoutenaharuidoyoriokoru

View details for kanji: 九View details for kanji: 層View details for kanji: 台View details for kanji: 累View details for kanji: 土View details for kanji: 起
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many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth(proverb, obscure)(from Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こる)
See also:塵も積もれば山となる
Related Kanji
九 nine
層 stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
台 pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
累 accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually
土 soil, earth, ground, Turkey
起 rouse, wake up, get up