lín​kě​jué​jǐng

to start digging a well only when one is thirsty

Senses

临渴掘井/ 臨渴掘井 lín​kě​jué​jǐng 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

References

antonym 临渴掘井/臨渴掘井 未雨绸缪/未雨綢繆
same_as 临渴穿井/臨渴穿井 临渴掘井/臨渴掘井