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Trad. 釐
- Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]
- a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
Trad. 無厘頭
- silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
Trad. 毫釐不爽
- not to deviate an iota (idiom)
- to be extremely accurate
Trad. 失之毫厘，謬以千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 失之毫釐，差之千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 失之毫釐，差以千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 差之毫釐，失之千里
- the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile
Trad. 差之毫釐，謬以千里
- the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile