群蚁溃堤 — “A group of ants can breach a dike; Ant holes can collapse a dike”
群蚁溃堤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Small oversights or minor flaws can lead to great disasters or major problems”. Literally, “A group of ants can breach a dike; Ant holes can collapse a dike”.
群蚁溃堤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 群蚁溃堤 mean?
群蚁溃堤 (qún yǐ kuì dī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Small oversights or minor flaws can lead to great disasters or major problems”.
How do you pronounce 群蚁溃堤?
群蚁溃堤 is pronounced qún yǐ kuì dī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 群蚁溃堤 literally mean?
Literally, 群蚁溃堤 means “a group of ants can breach a dike; Ant holes can collapse a dike”. It is used to mean “Small oversights or minor flaws can lead to great disasters or major problems”.
What is the Chinese definition of 群蚁溃堤?
溃：溃决。细小的蚁洞可以溃决堤坝。比喻细小的漏洞可以酿成大错。