qiān​lǐ​zhī​dī, kuì​yú​yǐ​xué

negligence

Senses

千里之堤,溃于蚁穴/ 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴 qiān​lǐ​zhī​dī, kuì​yú​yǐ​xué negligence

A small oversight or minor flaw can lead to the total collapse of a massive undertaking; literally, an ant hole can cause a thousand-mile dike to burst.

企业管理必须防微杜渐,要知道千里之堤,溃于蚁穴。

References

see 千里之堤,毁于蚁穴/千里之堤,毀於蟻穴 千里之堤,溃于蚁穴/千里之堤,潰於蟻穴