差之毫厘,失之千里

chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ · cha zhi hao li , shi zhi qian li

Traditional 差之毫釐,失之千里

Meaning

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