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千里之堤，溃于蚁穴【qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué】

lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴【qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué】

lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence

千

HSK 22

含义thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler

拼音qiān

里

HSK 1

含义unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

拼音lǐ

之

HSK 42

含义marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

拼音zhī

堤

HSK 7-94

含义dike

拼音dī, tí

溃

HSK 7-9

含义flooding river; militarily defeat

拼音kuì

于

HSK 2

含义in, on, at; go to; surname

拼音yú

蚁

含义ants

拼音yǐ

穴

HSK 7-95

含义cave, den, hole; Kangxi radical 116

拼音xué