细水长流

Traditional (Taiwan): 細水長流

xìshuǐchángliú ㄒㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

    • lit. thin streams flow forever
    • fig. economy will get you a long way
    • to work steadily at something little by little

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