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a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
from distant parts
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
thousand miles distant
clairvoyance
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)
Trinidad and Tobago
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country / never-ending struggle
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
thousands of miles away / far away


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