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失之毫厘,差之千里
shī​zhī​háo​lí​chà​zhī​qiān​lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
失之毫厘,差之千里 失之毫釐,差之千里 shī​zhī​háo​lí​chà​zhī​qiān​lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake
(idiom) a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses; for the want of a nail the shoe was lost
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