Chinese Word Entry
差之毫釐，失之千里Simplified Chinese form: 差之毫厘，失之千里
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄔㄚ ㄓ ㄏㄠˊ ㄌㄧˊ, ㄕ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | chā zhī háo lí, shī zhī qiān lǐ |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | caa1 zi1 hou4 lei4, sat1 zi1 cin1 lei5 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 差 | distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance, to differ, different, wrong, nearly, almost, an officer |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄞ (chāi), ㄔㄚ (chā), ㄔㄚˋ (chà), ㄘ (cī), ㄔㄞˋ (chài), ㄘㄨㄛ (cuō), ㄐㄧㄝ (jiē) |
| Cantonese: | caa1 |
| Japanese: | サ (sa)、 シ (shi) / さ.す (sasu)、 さ.し (sashi)、 たがう (tagau)、 たがい (tagai) |
| Korean: | 차 (cha), 치 (chi) |
| Vietnamese: | soa, si, sai, sái |
| 之 | of, this, marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase, it, him her, them, go to |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓ (zhī), ㄓㄨ (zhū), ㄓˋ (zhì) |
| Cantonese: | zi1 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi) / の (no)、 これ (kore)、 ゆく (yuku)、 この (kono) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | chi |
| 毫 | fine hair, brush, not at all, measure of length |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄠˊ (háo) |
| Cantonese: | hou4 |
| Japanese: | ゴウ (gou)、 コウ (kou) / ごう.も (goumo)、 すこし (sukoshi) |
| Korean: | 호 (ho) |
| Vietnamese: | hào |
| 釐 | few, tenth of a bu, manage, control, thousandth part of tael |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧˊ (lí), ㄒㄧ (xī), ㄌㄞˊ (lái), ㄊㄞ (tāi), ㄌㄞˋ (lài) |
| Cantonese: | hei1 |
| Japanese: | リ (ri)、 キ (ki)、 ライ (rai) / おさ.める (osameru)、 さいわ.い (saiwai)、 りん (rin) |
| Korean: | 리 (ri), 희 (heui) |
| Vietnamese: | ly, hy |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 厘 |
| Semantic variant form: | 厘 |
| 失 | lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss, make mistake, neglect |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕ (shī), ㄧˋ (yì) |
| Cantonese: | sat1 |
| Japanese: | シツ (shitsu)、 イツ (itsu) / うしな.う (ushinau)、 う.せる (useru) |
| Korean: | 실 (sil) |
| Vietnamese: | thất |
| 千 | thousand, many, numerous, very, (Cantonese) a cheater, swindler |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄑㄧㄢ (qiān) |
| Cantonese: | cin1 |
| Japanese: | セン (sen) / ち (chi) |
| Korean: | 천 (cheon) |
| Vietnamese: | thiên |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 仟 |
| 里 | ri, village, parent's home, league, unit of distance, lane, Kangxi radical 166 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧˇ (lǐ) |
| Cantonese: | lei5 |
| Japanese: | リ (ri) / さと (sato) |
| Korean: | 리 (ri), 이 (i) |
| Vietnamese: | lý, lịa |