







豪末不掇,将成斧柯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to neglect minor issues or flaws at their inception”. Allowing them to escalate into significant and difficult-to-resolve problems. Literally, “If a tiny bit is not picked up, it will become an axe handle”.

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Open the tool →豪末不掇,将成斧柯 (háo mò bù duō , jiāng chéng fǔ kē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to neglect minor issues or flaws at their inception”.
豪末不掇,将成斧柯 is pronounced háo mò bù duō , jiāng chéng fǔ kē in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 豪末不掇,将成斧柯 means “If a tiny bit is not picked up, it will become an axe handle”. It is used to mean “to neglect minor issues or flaws at their inception”.
豪,通“毫”。比喻祸害初萌生时若不加重视,酿成大患后再要消除,就很困难。