How do you pronounce 毫厘千里?

毫厘千里 is pronounced háo lí qiān lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 毫厘千里 literally mean?

Literally, 毫厘千里 means “a hair's breadth to a thousand li”. It is used to mean “a tiny initial error can lead to a huge deviation or a significant mistake”.

What is the Chinese definition of 毫厘千里?

毫、厘：两种极小的长度单位。开始时虽然相差很微小，结果会造成很大的错误。

毫厘千里 — “A hair's breadth to a thousand li”

毫厘千里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny initial error can lead to a huge deviation or a significant mistake”. Literally, “A hair's breadth to a thousand li”.

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毫厘千里 Pronunciation and Pinyin

毫háo
厘lí
千qiān
里lǐ

毫厘千里 Character Breakdown

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
毫	háo	11	tiny bit or writing brush
厘	lí	9	unit of one hundredth
千	qiān	3	thousand, many
里	lǐ	7	inside, village, unit of length

Example Sentence with 毫厘千里

在项目初期，对细节的疏忽，哪怕是毫厘的差错，都可能导致最终结果毫厘千里。

In the early stages of a project, neglecting details, even a millimeter of error, can cause the final outcome to be off by a thousand li.

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Synonyms of 毫厘千里

chā差zhī之háo毫lí厘，，miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake

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Questions about 毫厘千里

What does 毫厘千里 mean?: 毫厘千里 (háo lí qiān lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny initial error can lead to a huge deviation or a significant mistake”.
How do you pronounce 毫厘千里?: 毫厘千里 is pronounced háo lí qiān lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毫厘千里 literally mean?: Literally, 毫厘千里 means “a hair's breadth to a thousand li”. It is used to mean “a tiny initial error can lead to a huge deviation or a significant mistake”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毫厘千里?: 毫、厘：两种极小的长度单位。开始时虽然相差很微小，结果会造成很大的错误。

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