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Open the tool →铢积丝累 (zhū jī sī lèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accumulate bit by bit”.
铢积丝累 is pronounced zhū jī sī lèi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 铢积丝累 means “accumulate scruples and threads; accumulate ounce by ounce and silk by silk”. It is used to mean “to accumulate bit by bit”.
犹言一点一滴地积累。常形容事物完成之不易。同“铢积寸累”。