| 添砖加瓦 |
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ |
lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom) / fig. to do one's bit to help |
| 添 |
tiān |
to add; to increase; to replenish |
| 砖 |
zhuān |
variant of 砖 |
| 砖 |
zhuān |
variant of 砖 |
| 砖 |
zhuān |
brick / tile (floor or wall, not roof) / CL:块 |
| 加 |
Jiā |
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大) / surname Jia |
| 加 |
jiā |
to add / (math.) plus / to increase; to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不, 大, 稍 etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 "make some minor improvements to (it)") |
| 瓦 |
wǎ |
roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特 |