杜渐防萌
dù jiān fáng méng
Pinyin

Definition

杜渐防萌
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dù jiān fáng méng
  1. to nip in the bud

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

萌
méng
  1. 1 to sprout
  2. 2 to bud
  3. 3 to have a strong affection for (slang)
  4. 4 adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)
卖萌
mài méng
  1. 1 (slang) to act cute
防
fáng
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to guard against
  4. 4 to prevent
防守
fáng shǒu
  1. 1 to defend
  2. 2 to protect (against)
防晒
fáng shài
  1. 1 sunburn protection
防止
fáng zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to take precautions
防水
fáng shuǐ
  1. 1 waterproof
防治
fáng zhì
  1. 1 to prevent and cure
  2. 2 prevention and cure
预防
yù fáng
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to take precautions against
  3. 3 to protect
  4. 4 to guard against
  5. 5 precautionary
  6. 6 prophylactic
以防
yǐ fáng
  1. 1 (so as) to avoid
  2. 2 to prevent
  3. 3 (just) in case
严防
yán fáng
  1. 1 to take strict precautions
  2. 2 on your guard
国防
guó fáng
  1. 1 national defense
国防部
Guó fáng bù
  1. 1 Defense Department
  2. 2 Ministry of National Defense
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]
攻防
gōng fáng
  1. 1 attack and defense
  2. 2 the midfield (in soccer)
杜
Dù
  1. 1 surname Du
杜仲
dù zhòng
  1. 1 eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)
杜康
Dù Kāng
  1. 1 Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine
杜撰
dù zhuàn
  1. 1 to fabricate
  2. 2 to make sth up
  3. 3 invented
杜琪峰
Dù Qí fēng
  1. 1 Johnnie To (1955-), Hong Kong film director

Idioms (8)

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)
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
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì 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
防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng
  1. 1 you can't guard against it (idiom)
  2. 2 impossible to defend effectively
  3. 3 not much one can do about it
  4. 4 It can't be prevented.
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
  1. 1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán
  1. 1 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
  2. 2 to forestall
  3. 3 to nip sth in the bud
防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng
  1. 1 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

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