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失之毫厘，謬以千里
简 失之毫厘，谬以千里 · 繁 失之毫厘，謬以千里Mandarin · pinyin shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
Meanings
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Characters in this entry
- 失
- shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 毫
- háo · fine hair; measure of length
- 厘
- lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael
- 謬
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- 以
- yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 里
- lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 谬
- miù · error, exaggeration; erroneous
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sat1 zi1 hou4 lei4 ，mau6 ji5 cin1 lei5
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