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牵一发而动全身
qiānyīfàérdòngquánshēn
Traditional: 牽一髮而動全身
lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves / fig. a slight change will affect everything else / the butterfly effect
Character Breakdown
牵
qiān
to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
HSK 6
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
动
dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
HSK 2
全
quán
whole, entire, complete; to preserve
HSK 4
身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
HSK 2
Additional Information
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