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堤溃蚁穴
dī​kuì​yǐ​xué

a small oversight can cause a great disaster

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堤溃蚁穴 堤潰蟻穴 dī​kuì​yǐ​xué
a small oversight can cause a great disaster
Literally meaning that an ant nest can cause a dam to collapse, used to warn that slight negligence or small mistakes can lead to major catastrophe.

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