Read Edit View history 临渴掘井 línkějuéjǐng to start digging a well only when one is thirsty Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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 Edit Delete References Add reference antonym 临渴掘井/臨渴掘井 → 未雨绸缪/未雨綢繆 Edit Delete same_as 临渴穿井/臨渴穿井 → 临渴掘井/臨渴掘井 Edit Delete
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 Edit Delete