防微杜衅 — “To prevent trouble/evil at its earliest stage”
防微杜衅 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to prevent trouble/evil at its earliest stage”. To nip evil in the bud. Literally, “Prevent subtle causes of trouble”.
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防微杜衅 Pronunciation and Pinyin
防微杜衅 Character Breakdown
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为了维护团队的和谐，我们应该防微杜衅，及时解决小矛盾
To maintain team harmony, we should nip potential conflicts in the bud and resolve minor disagreements promptly.
Idioms Related to 防微杜衅
More idioms starting with 防
- fáng防bù不jí及fáng防too late to prevent
- fáng防bù不shèng胜fáng防impossible to guard against all threats
- fáng防rén人zhī之kǒu口，，shén甚yú于fáng防chuān川Suppressing public opinion is harder than blocking a river
- fáng防wēi微lǜ虑yuǎn远nip problems early, plan for future
- fáng防xīn心shè摄xíng行Guard mind, control conduct
- fáng防huàn患yú于wèi未rán然nip trouble in the bud
- fáng防huàn患wèi未rán然prevent trouble before it happens
- fáng防huàn患wèi未méng萌nip trouble in the bud
- fáng防yì意rú如chéng城Guard mind against selfish desires like a city
- fáng防mín民zhī之kǒu口，，shén甚yú于fáng防chuān川
- fáng防mín民zhī之kǒu口，，shén甚yú于fáng防shuǐ水Suppressing public opinion is harder than blocking a flood
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What does 防微杜衅 mean?
防微杜衅 (fáng wēi dù xìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to prevent trouble/evil at its earliest stage”.
How do you pronounce 防微杜衅?
防微杜衅 is pronounced fáng wēi dù xìn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 防微杜衅 literally mean?
Literally, 防微杜衅 means “Prevent subtle causes of trouble”. It is used to mean “to prevent trouble/evil at its earliest stage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 防微杜衅?
犹言防微杜渐。