差之毫厘，谬以千里
Traditional: 差之毫釐，謬以千里Dictionary entry
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
What does 差之毫厘，谬以千里 mean?
差之毫厘，谬以千里 (chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.
1the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
2a miss is as good as a mile
Character breakdown
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差chādifference; discrepancy · (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him毫háohair · drawing brush厘lívariant of 釐|厘[li2]谬miù(bound form) false; erroneous; absurd · mu (Greek letter Μ, μ)以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]千qiānthousand里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]
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差之毫厘，谬以千里
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