差之毫釐，謬以千里
Chinese
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 |
's; him/her/it; this | a very small amount | absurd; erroneous | to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
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| trad. (差之毫釐，謬以千里) | 差 | 之 | 毫釐 | ， | 謬 | 以 | 千里 | |
| simp. (差之毫厘，谬以千里) | 差 | 之 | 毫厘 | ， | 谬 | 以 | 千里 | |
| alternative forms | 差之毫釐，繆以千里 | |||||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chāzhīháolí, miùyǐqiānlǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄓ ㄏㄠˊ ㄌㄧˊ , ㄇㄧㄡˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chajhihháolí, miòuyǐcianlǐ
- Wade–Giles: chʻa1-chih1-hao2-li2, miu4-i3-chʻien1-li3
- Yale: chā-jr̄-háu-lí-, myòu-yǐ-chyān-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chajyhaurli, miowyiichianlii
- Palladius: чачжихаоли, мюицяньли (čačžixaoli, mjuicjanʹli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵ li³⁵ mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: caa1 zi1 hou4 lei4, mau6 ji5 cin1 lei5
- Yale: chā jī hòuh lèih, mauh yíh chīn léih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa1 dzi1 hou4 lei4, mau6 ji5 tsin1 lei5
- Guangdong Romanization: ca1 ji1 hou4 léi4, meo6 yi5 qin1 léi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hou̯²¹ lei̯²¹ mɐu̯²² jiː¹³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
Proverb
差之毫釐，謬以千里