Meaning of 群轻折轴
群轻折轴 means many light things accumulating can break a cart axle; metaphorically, small bad things allowed to develop can cause serious consequences. Pronounced qún qīng zhé zhóu.
- many light things accumulating can break a cart axle; metaphorically, small bad things allowed to develop can cause serious consequences
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
yǔ语
yún云
qún群
qīng轻
zhé折
zhóu轴
，
xiǎo小
xiǎo小
de的
shū疏
hu忽
yě也
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
zhěng整
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
shī失
bài败
。
As the ancient saying goes, many light things break the axle—small negligence can also lead to the failure of the entire project.
Zhè这
xiē些
kàn看
sì似
wēi微
bù不
zú足
dào道
de的
xiǎo小
cuò错
wù误
，
rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jí及
shí时
jiū纠
zhèng正
，
qún群
qīng轻
zhé折
zhóu轴
，
zhōng终
jiāng将
niàng酿
chéng成
dà大
huò祸
。
These seemingly insignificant small mistakes, if not corrected in time, can accumulate to cause great disasters.
Qún群
qīng轻
zhé折
zhóu轴
，
zhòng众
kǒu口
shuò铄
jīn金
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
hū忽
shì视
yú舆
lùn论
de的
lì力
liang量
。
Many light things break the axle, and many mouths melt gold—we cannot ignore the power of public opinion.
Tā他
gào告
jiè诫
bù部
xià下
，
bì必
xū须
fáng防
wēi微
dù杜
jiàn渐
，
jǐn谨
fáng防
qún群
qīng轻
zhé折
zhóu轴
。
He warned his subordinates that they must guard against small problems to prevent big troubles, being vigilant against the accumulation of small evils.