差以毫釐，失之千里
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[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 | |
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄧˇ ㄏㄠˊ ㄌㄧˊ , ㄕ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chayǐháolí, shihjhihcianlǐ
- Wade–Giles: chʻa1-i3-hao2-li2, shih1-chih1-chʻien1-li3
- Yale: chā-yǐ-háu-lí-, shr̄-jr̄-chyān-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chayiihaurli, shyjychianlii
- Palladius: чаихаоли, шичжицяньли (čaixaoli, šičžicjanʹli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵ li³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
[edit]差以毫釐，失之千里