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差之毫釐,謬以千里

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Chinese

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differ from; short of; to lack
differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
 
's; him/her/it; this absurd; erroneous
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
 
trad. (差之毫釐,謬以千里) 毫釐 千里
simp. (差之毫厘,谬以千里) 毫厘 千里
alternative forms 差之毫釐,繆以千里

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Proverb

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差之毫釐,謬以千里

  1. small discrepancies lead to great errors

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