毫厘

毫釐
háolí

a very small amount

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 毫 háo
  1. hair
  2. drawing brush
  3. (in the) least
  4. one thousandth
  5. currency unit, 0.1 yuan
=2 厘 lí variant of 厘 lí
=2 厘 Lí Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Yándì descended from Shennong 神农 Shénnóng Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀 Āi
=2 厘 lí
  1. one hundredth
  2. centi-

Containing this entry

失之毫厘，谬以千里 shīzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里 shīzhīháolí,chàzhīqiānlǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里 shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，失之千里 chāzhīháolí,shīzhīqiānlǐ
  1. the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
  2. a miss is as good as a mile
差之毫厘，谬以千里 chāzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
  1. the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
  2. a miss is as good as a mile
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