a warning against carelessness
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á ol í Qi ā NL ǐ, which means that although the difference is very small at the beginning, it will cause great mistakes. It comes from the book of rites.
The origin of Idioms
"The book of rites · Jing Jie:" the book of changes says: "a gentleman should be careful when he starts, and if he is not as good as a millimetre, he will be thousands of miles away."
Idiom usage
If we recognize this method, we can be transcendent. Isn't it a fallacy! (Chapter 97 of the complete story of the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty). Zhu Tingzhen of the Qing Dynasty wrote in his "notes on poetry in Xiaoyuan": however, when one or two words are carefully considered, it can be seen that there is a difference between the two words, that is to say, there is a dispute between the two words
Analysis of Idioms
The difference is a thousand li
Chinese PinYin : háo lí qiān lǐ
a warning against carelessness
Scattered rain and scattered stars. yǔ líng xīng sàn
act in undue confidence of one 's own ability and look down upon others. shì cái ào wù
a woman who has many progenies. lǜ yè chéng yīn
with both extensive knowledge and profound scholarship. dà hán xì rù