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千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.; Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)
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千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 (qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué) means "An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.; Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)" in Chinese.
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 is pronounced "qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 9 syllables.
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 is made up of the characters 千, 里, 之, 堤, ，, 溃, 于, 蚁, 穴. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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