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分毫之差

Mandarin · pinyin fēn háo zhī chā

hairsbreadth difference

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
毫: háo · fine hair; measure of length
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
差: chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer

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1–2–1–1 · fen1 hao2 zhi1 cha1

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fan1 hou4 zi1 caa1

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