(lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) · (fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī，kuì yú yǐ xuè

Idiom

Chain

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