一念之差
yī​niàn​zhī​chā

momentary slip

  • created sense approved 一念之差 · yī​niàn​zhī​chā · momentary slip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一念之差

    yī​niàn​zhī​chā

    momentary slip

    a wrong decision made in a moment of weakness, typically one that leads to serious consequences; a momentary lapse in judgment

    yí​niàn​zhī​chā

    一念 (literal) → 一念 · yī​niàn · a single thought 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 差 (literal) → 差 · chā · mistake

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense