千里之堤,毁于蚁穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

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

used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

variant of 堤[di1]

,

huǐ

variant of 毀|毁[hui3]

(of time or place) in; at; on

ant

xué

cave