qúnqīngzhézhóu
small problems lead to disaster
- 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
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Synonym
- 积羽沉舟 jīyǔchénzhōu