燕子衔泥垒大窝燕子銜泥壘大窩

yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō

Meaning

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

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燕yànlovebird, swallow廿口北灬子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing了一衔xiánrank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth行钅泥nímud, earth, clay; plaster, paste氵尼垒lěirampart; base (in baseball)厽土大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep一人窝wōcave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals穴呙