临渴掘井 línkějuéjǐng to start digging a well only when one is thirsty Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 línkějuéjǐng to start digging a well only when one is thirsty (idiom) to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute; to fail to make timely preparations and act only when a crisis is at hand Frequency Written text 0.023 per million Cross-References Antonym 未雨绸缪 wèiyǔchóumóuSame as 临渴穿井 línkěchuānjǐng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 línkějuéjǐng to start digging a well only when one is thirsty (idiom) to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute; to fail to make timely preparations and act only when a crisis is at hand Frequency Written text 0.023 per million Cross-References Antonym 未雨绸缪 wèiyǔchóumóuSame as 临渴穿井 línkěchuānjǐng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
