防患于未然 — “To nip trouble in the bud”
防患于未然 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nip trouble in the bud”. To prevent a potential disaster before it occurs. Literally, “prevent trouble when it has not yet happened”.
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我们应该经常检查设备，防患于未然，避免突发故障影响生产。
We should regularly inspect the equipment to nip trouble in the bud and prevent sudden malfunctions from affecting production.
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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dù杜jiàn渐nip a problem in the bud
- fáng防wēi微dù杜xìn衅nip evil in the bud
- 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 防患于未然 mean?
防患于未然 (fáng huàn yú wèi rán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nip trouble in the bud”.
How do you pronounce 防患于未然?
防患于未然 is pronounced fáng huàn yú wèi rán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 防患于未然 literally mean?
Literally, 防患于未然 means “prevent trouble when it has not yet happened”. It is used to mean “to nip trouble in the bud”.
What is the Chinese definition of 防患于未然?
患：灾祸；未然：没有这样，指尚未形成。防止事故或祸害于尚未发生之前。