防萌杜渐 — “To nip something in the bud”
防萌杜渐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nip something in the bud”. To prevent trouble or problems from developing at an early stage. Literally, “Prevent sprouts and block beginnings”.
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防萌杜渐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在问题刚出现时，我们就要防萌杜渐，避免事态扩大。
When problems first emerge, we must nip them in the bud to prevent the situation from escalating.
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Antonyms of 防萌杜渐
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
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What does 防萌杜渐 mean?
防萌杜渐 (fáng méng dù jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nip something in the bud”.
How do you pronounce 防萌杜渐?
防萌杜渐 is pronounced fáng méng dù jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 防萌杜渐 literally mean?
Literally, 防萌杜渐 means “Prevent sprouts and block beginnings”. It is used to mean “to nip something in the bud”.
What is the Chinese definition of 防萌杜渐?
杜：堵住；渐：指事物的开端；萌：萌芽。在事故或灾害尚未发生时就预防。