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

a miss is as good as a mile

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
差之毫厘,失之千里 差之毫釐,失之千里 chā​zhī​háo​lí​shī​zhī​qiān​lǐ
a miss is as good as a mile
the slightest initial error or difference will lead to a massive discrepancy in the final result
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