差之毫厘，失之千里
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- 1. the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- 2. a miss is as good as a mile
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Child Words of 差之毫厘，失之千里
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
thousand
difference; discrepancy
different
to send (on an errand)
lining
a thousand miles
to lose
hair
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]