「差之毫釐,繆以千里 / 差之毫釐,謬以千里」
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Individual Character Meaning: |
差 inferior; messenger; difference; bad; lower than average; poor; government duty; to lack; to miss out 之 of; "it" 毫 writing brush; milli-; fine long hair 釐 繆 fault; to tighten; to bind 以 based on; take...as...; with; by means of; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as; according to; with reference to 千 thousand 里 neighbour; mile; alley; lane; village |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
the slightest difference leads to a huge error; a miss is as good as a mile
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