Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「毫釐絲忽」, explained here.
Today’s idiom is 「毫釐絲忽」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
In ancient times, the collective name for the four small length units below “fen”. Refers to extremely tiny things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
háo lí sī hū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hou4 lei4 si1 fat1
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