失之毫厘差以千里 Pronunciation and Pinyin
失之毫厘差以千里 Usage and Examples
A miss is as good as a mile.
A little error may lead to a great deviation.
A small error leads to a large difference.
The characters in 失之毫厘差以千里
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 失
- shī失bú不zài再lái来Lost opportunities never return, Once lost, never regained
- shī失yè业unemployment, unemployed
- shī失yè业le了Unemployed, Lost my job
- shī失yè业hòu后After losing my job, After unemployment
- shī失yè业lǜ率unemployment rate
- shī失yè业de的unemployed, jobless
- shī失zhǔ主owner, rightful owner
- shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts., Lose at dawn, gain at dusk.
- shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error., An inch of difference, a thousand miles of error.
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A small error can lead to a large deviation.
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A tiny error can lead to a huge mistake.
- shī失le了tǐ体miàn面lose face, lose dignity
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What does 失之毫厘差以千里 mean in Chinese?
失之毫厘差以千里 (shī zhī háo lí chà yǐ qiān lǐ) means “a miss is as good as a mile, a little error may lead to a great deviation, a small error leads to a large difference”.
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.
How do you say “A miss is as good as a mile.” in Chinese?
“A miss is as good as a mile.” is 失之毫厘差以千里 (shī zhī háo lí chà yǐ qiān lǐ) in Chinese.