一念之差

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Chinese

 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to miss; to think of; to read
to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty
's; him/her/it; this
 
differ from; short of; to lack
differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
trad. (一念之差)
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Pronunciation


Idiom

一念之差

  1. the difference caused by a single thought; momentary slip; ill-considered action