差
之
毫
厘
，
谬
以
千
里
c
h
ā
z
h
ī
h
á
o
l
í
,
m
i
ù
y
ǐ
q
i
ā
n
l
ǐ
Definitions
1. the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
2. a miss is as good as a mile
Components
差
chā
–
difference
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
毫
háo
–
hair
厘
Lí
–
PN:Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di
谬
miù
–
to deceive
以
Yǐ
–
PN:abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
千里
qiān lǐ
–
a thousand miles