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54.穴部 hole; cave; den


千thousand里mile之of堤dyke,溃collapse于from蚁ant穴hole

千里之堤,溃于蚁穴means that one ant hole may cause the collapse of a thousand miles of dyke. This idiom is a warning that a slight negligence can lead to a great disaster. It is similar to the English expression – a small leak will sink a great ship.

【拼音】qiān lǐ zhī dī,huǐ yú yǐ xué

【解释】一个小小的蚂蚁洞,可以使千里长堤毁于一旦。比喻小事不注意会造成大乱子。

【出处】《韩非子·喻老》:“千丈之堤,以蝼蚁之穴溃;百尺之室,以突隙之炽焚。”

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