蚁穴坏堤 — “A tiny flaw can lead to a great disaster”
蚁穴坏堤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny flaw can lead to a great disaster”. Small oversights can cause significant troubles. Literally, “An ant hole can damage a dike”.
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蚁穴坏堤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蚁穴坏堤 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 蚁穴坏堤
任何项目都要注重细节，否则一个微小的错误就可能造成蚁穴坏堤的后果。
Every project must pay attention to details, otherwise a tiny mistake could lead to the consequence of an ant hole damaging a dike.
Idioms Related to 蚁穴坏堤
Synonyms of 蚁穴坏堤
More idioms starting with 蚁
- yǐ蚁fēng封xué穴yǔ雨Ants sealing nests means heavy rain
- yǐ蚁yōng拥fēng蜂cuán攒swarming like ants and clustering like bees
- yǐ蚁dòu斗wō蜗zhēng争Trivial disputes
- yǐ蚁kuì溃shǔ鼠hài骇flee in terror and scatter in disarray
- yǐ蚁xué穴zì自fēng封confine oneself to a small domain
- yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂tún屯swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂cuán攒swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁shān膻shǔ鼠fǔ腐To have low and unrefined tastes
- yǐ蚁cuì萃zhōng螽jí集Gather in vast numbers
- yǐ蚁fù附fēng蜂tún屯to swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁fù附yíng蝇qū趋fawn over someone for personal gain
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What does 蚁穴坏堤 mean?
蚁穴坏堤 (yǐ xué huài dī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny flaw can lead to a great disaster”.
How do you pronounce 蚁穴坏堤?
蚁穴坏堤 is pronounced yǐ xué huài dī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蚁穴坏堤 literally mean?
Literally, 蚁穴坏堤 means “an ant hole can damage a dike”. It is used to mean “a tiny flaw can lead to a great disaster”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蚁穴坏堤?
比喻小事不注意，就会出大乱子。同“蚁穴溃堤”。