a small leak will sink a great ship

a small leak will sink a great ship

The Pinyin Xi ǎ ox ì ch é nzh ō u refers to the metaphor that small mistakes can lead to great disasters.

a small leak will sink a great ship

Idiom explanation gap: crack. A small crack can sink a whole ship.

The idiom comes from guanyinzi's nine medicines: "don't neglect trifles, small holes sink boats; don't neglect small things, small insects poison the body."

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Idioms are used as objects and attributives; they are used to admonish people

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The synonym ant cave breaks the dyke