細水長流 [细－长－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. thin streams flow forever
  2. fig. economy will get you a long way
  3. to work steadily at something little by little
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to economize to avoid running short
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to work steadily at something little by little
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）