一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
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1 a tiny bit (idiom)
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2 an iota
一丝一毫
yī sī yī háo
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1 one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
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2 an iota
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
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1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
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1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
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2 interdependent
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
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1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
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2 as a warning to others
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
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1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
失之毫厘,谬以千里
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘,失之千里
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
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1 the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
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2 a miss is as good as a mile
差之毫厘,谬以千里
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
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2 a miss is as good as a mile
挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò
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1 to wield a writing brush (idiom)
明察秋毫
míng chá qiū háo
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1 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
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2 fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
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1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
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2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
果实累累
guǒ shí léi léi
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1 lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)
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2 fruit hangs heavy on the bough
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3 fig. countless accomplishments
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4 one great result after another
毫无逊色
háo wú xùn sè
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1 not in the least inferior (idiom)
毫厘不爽
háo lí bù shuǎng
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1 not to deviate an iota (idiom)
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2 to be extremely accurate
毫发不爽
háo fà bù shuǎng
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1 not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom)
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2 to be extremely accurate
硕果仅存
shuò guǒ jǐn cún
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1 only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant
秋毫无犯
qiū háo wú fàn
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1 (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offence against civilians