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毫厘千里
háo​lí​qiān​lǐ

a small error leads to a huge difference

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 毫厘 毫釐 háo​lí
    an iota
    the least bit; an extremely small amount
  2. 千里 qiān​lǐ
    a thousand li
    one thousand 里 lǐ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance