失之千里，差若毫厘 — “Lost by a thousand li, differing by a hair's breadth”
失之千里，差若毫厘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny initial error or a slight deviation can lead to a huge divergence or serious consequences in the end”. Literally, “Lost by a thousand li, differing by a hair's breadth”.
失之千里，差若毫厘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 失
- shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅lose at the beginning
- shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅，，shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆lose in one place, gain in another
- shī失zhī之jiāo交bì臂miss a golden opportunity
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘，，chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘，，miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
- shī失zhāng张mào冒shì势act rashly and impetuously
- shī失zhāng张shī失zhì志flustered and disoriented
- shī失zhāng张shī失zhì智utterly flustered and disoriented
- shī失zhāng张shī失zhì致flustered and disoriented
- shī失jīng惊dǎo倒guài怪make a fuss over nothing
- shī失jīng惊dǎ打guài怪make a fuss over a trifle
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Open the tool →Questions about 失之千里，差若毫厘
What does 失之千里，差若毫厘 mean?
失之千里，差若毫厘 (shī zhī qiān lǐ ， chà ruò háo lí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny initial error or a slight deviation can lead to a huge divergence or serious consequences in the end”.
How do you pronounce 失之千里，差若毫厘?
失之千里，差若毫厘 is pronounced shī zhī qiān lǐ ， chà ruò háo lí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 失之千里，差若毫厘 literally mean?
Literally, 失之千里，差若毫厘 means “Lost by a thousand li, differing by a hair's breadth”. It is used to mean “a tiny initial error or a slight deviation can lead to a huge divergence or serious consequences in the end”.
What is the Chinese definition of 失之千里，差若毫厘?
指细微的失误，可导致巨大的差错。