麻绳易从细处断麻繩易從細處斷麻繩易從細處斷

Hemp rope breaks easily at its thin spot

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The weakest link is where things go wrong. Close to 'a chain is only as strong as its weakest link'.

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Simplified: 麻绳易从细处断
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻繩易從細處斷
Pinyin: máshéng yì cóng xì chǔduàn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄕㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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