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牽一髮而動全身

qiānyīfǎérdòngquánshēn

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄈㄚˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ

Simplified 牵一发而动全身

  1. 1lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
  2. 2fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system

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