临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
Pinyin

Definition

临渴穿井
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lín kě chuān jǐng
  1. lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. to act when it is too late

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

穿
chuān
  1. 1 to wear
  2. 2 to put on
  3. 3 to dress
  4. 4 to bore through
  5. 5 to pierce
  6. 6 to perforate
  7. 7 to penetrate
  8. 8 to pass through
  9. 9 to thread
穿越
chuān yuè
  1. 1 to pass through
  2. 2 to traverse
  3. 3 to cross
井
Jǐng
  1. 1 Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
  2. 2 surname Jing
口渴
kǒu kě
  1. 1 thirsty
揭穿
jiē chuān
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to uncover
渴
kě
  1. 1 thirsty
渴望
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for
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
看穿
kàn chuān
  1. 1 see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
穿上
chuān shang
  1. 1 to put on (clothes etc)
穿梭
chuān suō
  1. 1 to travel back and forth
  2. 2 to shuttle
穿着
chuān zhuó
  1. 1 attire
  2. 2 clothes
  3. 3 dress
穿衣
chuān yī
  1. 1 to wear clothes
  2. 2 clothing
穿过
chuān guò
  1. 1 to pass through
身穿
shēn chuān
  1. 1 to wear (a garment)
饥渴
jī kě
  1. 1 hungry and thirsty
  2. 2 (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
干渴
gān kě
  1. 1 parched
  2. 2 dry mouth
井上
Jǐng shàng
  1. 1 Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
井下
jǐng xià
  1. 1 underground
  2. 2 in the pit (mining)

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)
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (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)
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
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
妄生穿凿
wàng shēng chuān záo
  1. 1 a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
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
户限为穿
hù xiàn wèi chuān
  1. 1 an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
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
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
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān
  1. 1 to be without food or clothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to be very poor
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.

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