千里之堤，毁于蚁穴

Traditional: 千里之堤，毀於蟻穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

Dictionary entry

see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]

What does 千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 mean?

千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 (qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]

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千qiānthousand 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 堤dīdike · Taiwan pr. [ti2]毁huǐto destroy; to ruin · to defame; to slander 于Yúsurname Yu 蚁yǐant 穴xuécave · cavity

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千里之堤，毁于蚁穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

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