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失之毫釐，差之千里
简 失之毫厘，差之千里 · 繁 失之毫釐，差之千里Mandarin · pinyin shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī 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
- 釐
- xī · lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael
- 差
- chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 里
- lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 厘
- lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael
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sat1 zi1 hou4 lei4 ，caa1 zi1 cin1 lei5
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