tip of a hair; minute amount; iota
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the tip of a fine hair; a metaphor for an extremely small quantity or part
literaryLiterary term often used in formal writing or classical references to emphasize absolute minuteness or the origin of great things from tiny beginnings.
Hé合
bào抱
zhī之
mù木
，
shēng生
yú于
háo毫
mò末
。
A tree that two people can embrace grows from a tiny sprout.
Chā差
zhī之
háo毫
mò末
，
miù谬
yǐ以
qiān千
lǐ里
。
An error the size of a hair's tip leads to a mistake of a thousand miles.
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Suī虽
zhǐ只
yǒu有
háo毫
mò末
zhī之
lì利
，
tā他
yì亦
bù不
kěn肯
fàng放
guò过
。
Even if the profit is but a tiny amount, he will not let it slip by.
Wù勿
qīng轻
shì视
háo毫
mò末
zhī之
gōng功
，
jī积
shǎo少
kě可
chéng成
duō多
。
Do not despise achievements of minute value, for many little amounts accumulate to much.