抾零就總

Chinese

			remnant; zero; to fall	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	always; to assemble; gather always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case
trad. (抾零就總)		抾	零	就	總
simp. (抾零就总)		抾	零	就	总
alternative forms		拾零就總／拾零就总

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khioh-lêng-chiū-chóng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-lêng-chiū-chóng
    • Tâi-lô: khioh-lîng-tsiū-tsóng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioihlengciuxzorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio(ʔ)⁵ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

Idiom

抾零就總

1. (Hokkien) to accumulate little by little; many small things add to something great

Synonyms

• 積少成多／积少成多 (jīshǎochéngduō)