防不及防 — “To be caught completely by surprise”
防不及防 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught completely by surprise”. Making it impossible to take timely preventive measures. Literally, “To think of preventing but it's already too late”.
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防不及防 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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暴风雨来得太突然，让小镇的居民防不及防，损失惨重。
The storm came so suddenly that the town residents were caught completely off guard, suffering heavy losses.
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More idioms starting with 防
- 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
- 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 防不及防
What does 防不及防 mean?
防不及防 (fáng bù jí fáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught completely by surprise”.
How do you pronounce 防不及防?
防不及防 is pronounced fáng bù jí fáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 防不及防 literally mean?
Literally, 防不及防 means “to think of preventing but it's already too late”. It is used to mean “to be caught completely by surprise”.
What is the Chinese definition of 防不及防?
防：防备。指想到防备却已来不及防备。