失之毫厘，差以千里 — “Lose by a hair's breadth, miss by a thousand miles”
失之毫厘，差以千里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny initial error or slight deviation can lead to a huge mistake or a vast difference in the outcome”. Literally, “Lose by a hair's breadth, miss by a thousand miles”.
失之毫厘，差以千里 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qiān千lǐ里，，chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A tiny error leads to a huge divergence
- 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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What does 失之毫厘，差以千里 mean?
失之毫厘，差以千里 (shī zhī háo lí ， chà yǐ qiān lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny initial error or slight deviation can lead to a huge mistake or a vast difference in the outcome”.
How do you pronounce 失之毫厘，差以千里?
失之毫厘，差以千里 is pronounced shī zhī háo lí ， chà yǐ qiān lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 失之毫厘，差以千里 literally mean?
Literally, 失之毫厘，差以千里 means “Lose by a hair's breadth, miss by a thousand miles”. It is used to mean “a tiny initial error or slight deviation can lead to a huge mistake or a vast difference in the outcome”.
What is the Chinese definition of 失之毫厘，差以千里?
指细微的失误，可导致巨大的差错。