临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
Pinyin

Definition

临渴掘井
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lín kě jué jǐng
  1. lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
  2. to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

井
Jǐng
  1. 1 Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
  2. 2 surname Jing
口渴
kǒu kě
  1. 1 thirsty
挖掘
wā jué
  1. 1 to excavate
  2. 2 to dig
  3. 3 to unearth
渴望
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for
干渴
gān kě
  1. 1 parched
  2. 2 dry mouth
井冈山
Jǐng gāng Shān
  1. 1 Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井然
jǐng rán
  1. 1 tidy, methodical
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
市井
shì jǐng
  1. 1 marketplace
  2. 2 town
  3. 3 the street (urban milieu)
  4. 4 the haunts of the common people
挖掘机
wā jué jī
  1. 1 excavator
掘
jué
  1. 1 to dig
渴
kě
  1. 1 thirsty
渴求
kě qiú
  1. 1 to long for
  2. 2 to crave for
  3. 3 to greatly desire
王府井
Wáng fǔ jǐng
  1. 1 Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping
发掘
fā jué
  1. 1 to excavate
  2. 2 to explore
  3. 3 (fig.) to unearth
  4. 4 to tap into
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
落井下石
luò jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
解渴
jiě kě
  1. 1 to quench
饥渴
jī kě
  1. 1 hungry and thirsty
  2. 2 (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)

Idioms (20)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
  1. 1 the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
  1. 1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
掘墓鞭尸
jué mù biān shī
  1. 1 to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
河水不犯井水
hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
  2. 2 Mind your own business.
罗掘
luó jué
  1. 1 to scrape around for money
  2. 2 hard pressed for cash
  3. 3 cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 to net birds and dig for rats (idiom)
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
  1. 1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
  2. 2 on the verge of bankruptcy
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
  1. 1 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
  2. 2 to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
  1. 1 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. 2 to act when it is too late

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