Definition
毫厘 literally refers to two tiny units of length (毫 and 厘), but as a noun it means 'the slightest bit' or 'a tiny margin.' It almost always appears in negative or high-precision contexts, often in set phrases like 毫厘不差 (not off by a hair) and 失之毫厘，谬以千里 (a small error leads to a huge mistake).
n.
the least bitan iotaa tiny amount or margin
Examples
- 毫厘。Tā de jìsuàn háo lí bú chà.His calculation is not off by a hair.
- 毫厘。Zhè liǎng ge fāng'àn zhǐ yǒu háo lí zhī chā.There is only the slightest difference between these two plans.
- 毫厘，。Shī zhī háo lí, miù yǐ qiān lǐ.A small error at the start can lead to a huge mistake later.
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