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燕子衔泥垒大窝

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7-character word Traditional 燕子銜泥壘大窩

What 燕子衔泥垒大窝 means

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

The characters in 燕子衔泥垒大窝

• 燕yànswallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 衔xiánbit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings)
• 泥nímud; clay; paste
• 垒lěirampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 窝wōnest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair