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失之毫厘，差以千里

shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ

9-character word Traditional 失之毫釐，差以千里

What 失之毫厘，差以千里 means

1. a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

The characters in 失之毫厘，差以千里

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 毫háohair; drawing brush; (in the) least
• 厘líone hundredth; centi-
• 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 千qiānthousand
• 里lǐlining; interior; inside