差以毫釐,失之千里
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Chinese[edit]
differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake |
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth |
centi- | to lose; to miss; to fail | 's; him/her/it; this | thousand | li, a Chinese unit of length | |||
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trad. (差以毫釐,失之千里) | 差 | 以 | 毫 | 釐 | , | 失 | 之 | 千 | 里 | |
simp. (差以毫厘,失之千里) | 差 | 以 | 毫 | 厘 | , | 失 | 之 | 千 | 里 |
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Proverb[edit]
差以毫釐,失之千里