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字词 差之毫厘, 谬以千里。
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差之毫厘, 谬以千里。

Chā zhī háolí, miù yǐ qiān lǐ.

差之毫釐, 謬以千里。

Lit An error [the breadth] of a single hair [can] lead [one] astray one thousand leagues.

Fig The smallest mistake can have far-reaching consequences.

Note [Also “... shī zhī qiān lǐ” in JW, chap. 36; originally “chā ruò háolí, etc.” in the Confucian Book of Rites (Lǐjì: Jīng Jiě); see also shī zhī háolí below; one equals one-half of a kilometer.]

Topics Book of Rites CARELESSNESS CAUTION CONSEQUENCES Jīng Jiě JW Lǐjì MISTAKES

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