防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng
Pinyin

Definition

防患未萌
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fáng huàn wèi méng
  1. to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

未
wèi
  1. 1 not yet
  2. 2 did not
  3. 3 have not
  4. 4 not
  5. 5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. 6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未来
wèi lái
  1. 1 future
  2. 2 tomorrow
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 approaching
  5. 5 coming
  6. 6 pending
人满为患
rén mǎn wéi huàn
  1. 1 packed with people
  2. 2 overcrowded
  3. 3 overpopulation
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 unprecedented
国防
guó fáng
  1. 1 national defense
从未
cóng wèi
  1. 1 never
患
huàn
  1. 1 to suffer (from illness)
  2. 2 to contract (a disease)
  3. 3 misfortune
  4. 4 trouble
  5. 5 danger
  6. 6 worry
患得患失
huàn dé huàn shī
  1. 1 to worry about personal gains and losses
患有
huàn yǒu
  1. 1 to contract (an illness)
  2. 2 to be afflicted with
  3. 3 to suffer from
患者
huàn zhě
  1. 1 patient
  2. 2 sufferer
患处
huàn chù
  1. 1 afflicted part
患难
huàn nàn
  1. 1 trials and tribulations
意犹未尽
yì yóu wèi jìn
  1. 1 to wish to continue sth
  2. 2 to have not fully expressed oneself
提防
dī fáng
  1. 1 to guard against
  2. 2 to be vigilant
  3. 3 watch you don't (slip)
  4. 4 also pr. [tí fáng]
未免
wèi miǎn
  1. 1 unavoidably
  2. 2 can't help
  3. 3 really
  4. 4 rather
未尝
wèi cháng
  1. 1 not ever
  2. 2 not necessarily
未央
Wèi yāng
  1. 1 Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī ān Shì], Shaanxi
未婚
wèi hūn
  1. 1 unmarried
未必
wèi bì
  1. 1 not necessarily
  2. 2 maybe not
未成年
wèi chéng nián
  1. 1 underage

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
  1. 1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
  1. 1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
  2. 2 prepared for any eventualities
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
  1. 1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn
  1. 1 to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
后患无穷
hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
心腹之患
xīn fù zhī huàn
  1. 1 lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
  1. 1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
  1. 1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
  2. 2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
  3. 3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

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