蚁穴 (yǐ xué) — ant nest; small flaw or oversight that can lead to catastrophe (metaphorical)

Definizione

Literally 'ant nest', but in modern usage it almost always means a tiny flaw that causes a huge failure. Comes from the proverb 千里之堤,溃于蚁穴.

noun
ant nestsmall flaw or oversight that can lead to catastrophe (metaphorical)
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Esempi

  • 蚁穴
    Huā yuán lǐ yǒu yí gè hěn dà de yǐ xué.
    There is a very big ant nest in the garden.
  • 蚁穴
    Qiān lǐ zhī dī, kuì yú yǐ xué, wǒ men bù néng hū shì rèn hé xì jié.
    A thousand-li dike collapses due to an ant nest — we cannot overlook any detail.
  • 蚁穴
    Zhè ge chéng xù de yí gè xiǎo yǐ xué dǎo zhì le zhěng gè xì tǒng tān huàn.
    A small flaw in this program caused the entire system to crash.

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