Dictionary/牵一发而动全身

牵一发而动全身 牽一髮而動全身

qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄈㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ
Idiom
1lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
2fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system