防患未萌 — “To nip trouble in the bud”
防患未萌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nip trouble in the bud”. To prevent a potential problem from developing or escalating. Literally, “Prevent calamity before it sprouts/emerges”.
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防患未萌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了确保居家安全，我们需要防患未萌，定期检查电器线路和消防设备。
To ensure home safety, we need to nip potential problems in the bud by regularly checking electrical wiring and fire safety equipment.
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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yú于wèi未rán然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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Open the tool →Questions about 防患未萌
What does 防患未萌 mean?
防患未萌 (fáng huàn wèi méng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nip trouble in the bud”.
How do you pronounce 防患未萌?
防患未萌 is pronounced fáng huàn wèi méng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 防患未萌 literally mean?
Literally, 防患未萌 means “Prevent calamity before it sprouts/emerges”. It is used to mean “to nip trouble in the bud”.
What is the Chinese definition of 防患未萌?
防止祸患于未发生之前。