失之毫厘，謬以千里
shī​zhī​háo​lí​miù​yǐ​qiān​lǐ

a tiny error leads to a huge mistake

  • created reference approved 失之毫厘，谬以千里/失之毫厘，謬以千里 → 差之毫厘，谬以千里/差之毫釐，謬以千里 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失之毫厘，谬以千里 / 失之毫厘，謬以千里 shī​zhī​háo​lí​miù​yǐ​qiān​lǐ

    差之毫厘，谬以千里 / 差之毫釐，謬以千里 chā​zhī​háo​lí​miù​yǐ​qiān​lǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 失之毫厘，谬以千里/失之毫厘，謬以千里 · shī​zhī​háo​lí​miù​yǐ​qiān​lǐ · a tiny error leads to a huge mistake — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失之毫厘，谬以千里 / 失之毫厘，謬以千里

    shī​zhī​háo​lí​miù​yǐ​qiān​lǐ

    a tiny error leads to a huge mistake

    a tiny lapse can lead to a huge error or discrepancy; small mistakes at the beginning result in huge losses later on

    失 (literal) → 失 · shī · mistake 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 毫 (literal) → 毫 · háo · [unit] 厘 (literal) → 厘/釐 · lí · [unit of measure] ， (non_chinese) 谬 (literal) → 谬/謬 · miù · false 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 千里 (literal) → 千里 · qiān​lǐ · a thousand li

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

    created sense