Meaning of 失之毫厘，谬以千里
失之毫厘，谬以千里 means a small discrepancy at the beginning leads to a huge error in the end; a miss is as good as a mile. Pronounced shī zhī háo lí ， miù yǐ qiān lǐ.
- a small discrepancy at the beginning leads to a huge error in the end; a miss is as good as a mile
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Háng航
tiān天
gōng工
chéng程
yāo要
qiú求
jí极
qí其
jīng精
què确
，
shī失
zhī之
háo毫
lí厘
，
miù谬
yǐ以
qiān千
lǐ里
。
Aerospace engineering demands extreme precision; a tiny initial error can lead to a massive final deviation.
Zuò做
shù数
xué学
zhèng证
míng明
shí时
，
yī一
kāi开
shǐ始
de的
jì计
suàn算
cuò错
wù误
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
shī失
zhī之
háo毫
lí厘
，
miù谬
yǐ以
qiān千
lǐ里
。
When doing mathematical proofs, an initial calculation error can result in a completely wrong conclusion.
Dǎo导
háng航
dìng定
wèi位
bì必
xū须
jīng精
zhǔn准
，
fǒu否
zé则
shī失
zhī之
háo毫
lí厘
，
miù谬
yǐ以
qiān千
lǐ里
。
Navigation and positioning must be precise; otherwise, a slight deviation at the start will cause a massive error at the end.
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