牽一髮而動全身

Simplified: 牵一发而动全身

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qiānyīfà'érdòngquánshēn ㄑㄧㄢㄧㄈㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ

- lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
- fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system

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