失之毫厘，谬以千里
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- 1. a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
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Child Words of 失之毫厘，谬以千里
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
to use
thousand
lining
a thousand miles
to lose
hair
to deceive
Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[āi]