hào ly chi sai, thiên lý chi mậu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: nhứt hào sai thiên lý
A hair's-breadth off at the start, a thousand miles off at the end — small errors compound by the league.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hào ly chi sai, thiên lý chi mậu” mean?
A hair's-breadth off at the start, a thousand miles off at the end — small errors compound by the league. Literally: a hair's difference, a thousand-mile error
Is “hào ly chi sai, thiên lý chi mậu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.