差之毫厘，失之千里

chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ

定義

1. the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
2. a miss is as good as a mile

差之毫厘，失之千里 の構成語

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 千 qiān: thousand
• 差 chā: difference; discrepancy
• 差 chà: different
• 差 chāi: to send (on an errand)
• 里 lǐ: lining
• 千里 qiān lǐ: a thousand miles
• 失 shī: to lose
• 毫 háo: hair
• 厘 lí: 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]