失之毫厘，差以千里

shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ

คำจำกัดความ

1. a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

คำย่อยของ 失之毫厘，差以千里

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 以 yǐ: to use
• 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]