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差之毫厘，失之千里

chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ

9-character word Traditional 差之毫釐，失之千里

What 差之毫厘，失之千里 means

1. the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
2. a miss is as good as a mile

The characters in 差之毫厘，失之千里

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