添砖加瓦 in English tian1 zhuan1 jia1 wa3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to do one's bit to help

Simplified Characters

添 砖 加 瓦

Traditional Characters

添 磚 加 瓦

Pinyin

tian1 zhuan1 jia1 wa3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

添tian1to add 砖zhuan1variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1] 加jia1abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4] 瓦wa3roof tile