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泥多佛大 — “A solid foundation or abundant resources lead to greater achievements”

泥多佛大 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a solid foundation or abundant resources lead to greater achievements”. The more the initial input or foundation, the greater the eventual outcome. Literally, “More mud, bigger Buddha”.

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泥多佛大 Pronunciation and Pinyin

泥多佛大 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
泥
ní8mud, paste, plaster, rigid
多
duō6many, much, more
佛
fó7Buddha or Buddhism
大
dà3large, big, great

Example Sentence with 泥多佛大

一家公司前期投入越多,后期产品才能更具竞争力,真是泥多佛大。
The more a company invests in its early stages, the more competitive its later products can be, truly illustrating "the more the clay, the bigger the Buddha."

Idioms Related to 泥多佛大

More idioms starting with 泥

  • ní泥zhōng中yǐn隐cì刺speak with veiled sarcasm
  • nì泥gǔ古bù不huà化rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
  • nì泥gǔ古shǒu守jiù旧cling to old ways
  • nì泥gǔ古zhí执jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
  • nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions
  • nì泥gǔ古wéi违jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient ways
  • nì泥gǔ古fēi非jīn今Adhere to ancient, reject modern
  • nì泥míng名shī失shí实cling to empty reputation, disregard reality
  • ní泥sù塑mù木diāo雕stiff and expressionless like a dummy
  • ní泥shā沙jù俱xià下good and bad mixed together
  • ní泥niú牛rù入hǎi海disappear completely and irreversibly
  • ní泥zhū猪wǎ瓦gǒu狗lowly, vulgar, or contemptible person

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Questions about 泥多佛大

What does 泥多佛大 mean?

泥多佛大 (ní duō fó dà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a solid foundation or abundant resources lead to greater achievements”.

How do you pronounce 泥多佛大?

泥多佛大 is pronounced ní duō fó dà in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 泥多佛大 literally mean?

Literally, 泥多佛大 means “more mud, bigger Buddha”. It is used to mean “a solid foundation or abundant resources lead to greater achievements”.

What is the Chinese definition of 泥多佛大?

泥土越多,佛像就塑得越大。比喻底子厚或增加进来的多成就就大。

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