群輕折軸
qún​qīng​zhé​zhóu

small problems lead to disaster

  • created reference approved 群轻折轴/群輕折軸 → 积羽沉舟/積羽沉舟 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    群轻折轴 / 群輕折軸 qún​qīng​zhé​zhóu

    积羽沉舟 / 積羽沉舟 jī​yǔ​chén​zhōu

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  • created sense approved 群轻折轴/群輕折軸 · qún​qīng​zhé​zhóu · small problems lead to disaster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    群轻折轴 / 群輕折軸

    qún​qīng​zhé​zhóu

    small problems lead to disaster

    literally meaning that many light things can break an axle, this idiom warns that small bad things left unchecked can accumulate to cause a major catastrophe; can also imply that many small efforts combined can achieve great things

    群 (literal) → 群 · qún · (bound form) collective 轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · light 折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 轴 (literal) → 轴/軸 · zhóu · axle

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