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蠹啄剖梁柱 — “To immediately prevent an accident or disaster as soon as it appears”

蠹啄剖梁柱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to immediately prevent an accident or disaster as soon as it appears”. To nip a potential problem in the bud by addressing its earliest signs. Literally, “Dissecting beams and pillars to find worm-eaten and pecked damage”.

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蠹啄剖梁柱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蠹啄剖梁柱 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蠹
dù24damaging worm or corrupting influence
啄
zhuó11bird to peck
剖
pōu10cut open, analyze
梁
liáng11beam, bridge, ridge
柱
zhù9pillar, column, mainstay

Example Sentence with 蠹啄剖梁柱

任何潜在的安全隐患,哪怕再小,我们都应该抱着蠹啄剖梁柱的态度,仔细排查,彻底解决。
Any potential safety hazard, no matter how small, should be thoroughly investigated and resolved with the attitude of "inspecting beams for early signs of decay" to prevent future problems.

Idioms Related to 蠹啄剖梁柱

More idioms starting with 蠹

  • dù蠹shū书chóng虫pedantic bookworm lacking practical understanding
  • dù蠹zhòng众mù木zhé折Many harmful factors lead to disaster
  • dù蠹zhòng众mù木zhé折,,xì隙dà大qiáng墙huài坏Many small harms cause major disaster
  • dù蠹zhuó啄pōu剖liáng梁zhù柱,,wén蚊méng虻zǒu走niú牛yáng羊Small oversights cause great damage
  • dù蠹guó国hài害mín民exploit the state and harm the people
  • dù蠹guó国yāng殃mín民undermine the country and harm the people
  • dù蠹guó国cán残mín民exploit populace and undermine common good
  • dù蠹guó国bìng病mín民Corrupt the country and harm the people
  • dù蠹guó国hào耗mín民harm the state and its people
  • dù蠹jū居qí棊chǔ处deeply entrenched and widely dispersed harmful elements
  • dù蠹jū居qí棋chǔ处bad elements widely distributed and entrenched
  • dù蠹zhèng政hài害mín民corrupt governance, harm people

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Questions about 蠹啄剖梁柱

What does 蠹啄剖梁柱 mean?

蠹啄剖梁柱 (dù zhuó pōu liáng zhù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to immediately prevent an accident or disaster as soon as it appears”.

How do you pronounce 蠹啄剖梁柱?

蠹啄剖梁柱 is pronounced dù zhuó pōu liáng zhù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蠹啄剖梁柱 literally mean?

Literally, 蠹啄剖梁柱 means “Dissecting beams and pillars to find worm-eaten and pecked damage”. It is used to mean “to immediately prevent an accident or disaster as soon as it appears”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蠹啄剖梁柱?

比喻事故或灾害刚一发生就立刻防止。

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