千里之堤，溃于蚁穴

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 – see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 (“a thousand-li dyke can collapse because of an ant colony; a small mistake can lead to a massive disaster”). (This term is the simplified form of 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.