A delicate mistake
In Chinese, Pinyin is Xi ā NJI è zh ī sh ī, which means a small mistake. It comes from Chunqiu Fanlu Wang Dao.
Notes on Idioms
Fibroid: fine.
The origin of Idioms
In Dong Zhongshu's Chunqiu Fanlu · Wang Dao of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "Chunqiu records the loss of the delicate."
A delicate mistake
keep on repeating at great length - lián piān lěi dú
hackneyed and stereotyped expressions - chén cí làn diào
play off one power against another - yǐ yí fá yí
A strange place and a strange fortune - bié jí yì cái