溃于蚁穴 kuì yú yǐ xué

DEFINITIONS

  1. crumble by an ant hole; a metaphor indicating something might be undone or ruined by a seemingly insignificant issue

CHARACTERS

溃 kuì
HSK 6
flooding river; militarily defeat
于 yú
HSK 3
in, on, at; go to; surname
蚁 yǐ
HSK 6
ants
穴 xué
HSK 6
cave, den, hole; KangXi radical 116