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Open the tool →涓涓不壅,终为江河 (juān juān bù yōng , zhōng wèi jiāng hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Minor problems or emerging issues”.
涓涓不壅,终为江河 is pronounced juān juān bù yōng , zhōng wèi jiāng hé in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 涓涓不壅,终为江河 means “Trickling streams unblocked, eventually become great rivers”. It is used to mean “Minor problems or emerging issues”.
壅:堵塞。细小的水流如果不堵塞,终将汇合成为大江大河。比喻对细小或刚刚萌芽的问题不加注意或纠正,就会酿成大的问题。