一念之差
Traditional form:
一念之差
Pinyin (reading):
yīniànzhīchā
Definitions:
- momentary slip
- false step
- ill-considered action
Characters:
- 一 - one; a, an; alone
- 念 - to think of, to recall; to study
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
- 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
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