隄
堤
dī
ㄉㄧ
- dike
Words with 隄堤
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Verb
1. (of a watercourse) to breach its dike
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Verb
2. (of dikes) to collapse
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1. Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué
ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇㄓㄉㄧ,ㄏㄨㄟˇㄩˊㄧˇㄒㄩㄝˊ
千里之堤,毀於蟻穴
千里之堤,毁于蚁穴
Simplified
Traditional
千里之堤,毁于蚁穴
千里之堤,毀於蟻穴
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1. see 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴|千里之堤,溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇㄓㄉㄧ,ㄎㄨㄟˋㄩˊㄧˇㄒㄩㄝˊ
千里之堤,潰於蟻穴
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
Simplified
Traditional
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
千里之堤,潰於蟻穴
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Idiom
1. lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike
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2. fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence