qiān​lǐ​zhī​dī​huǐ​yú​yǐ​xué

a slight oversight can lead to disaster

  1. a thousand li
    one thousand ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance
  2. zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to de but used in formal or literary writing.
  3. dike
    dike; embankment; levee; a long wall or barrier built to prevent flooding from a river or the sea
  4. huǐ
    non-Chinese
  5. to destroy
    to destroy; to ruin; to damage
  6. preposition
    in
    Indicates a location, scope, or time; equivalent to zài
  7. ant nest
    ant nest; anthill