临渴掘井
lín​kě​jué​jǐng

to start digging a well only when one is thirsty

  • created reference approved 临渴掘井/臨渴掘井 → 未雨绸缪/未雨綢繆 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临渴掘井 / 臨渴掘井 lín​kě​jué​jǐng

    未雨绸缪 / 未雨綢繆 wèi​yǔ​chóu​móu

    antonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 临渴掘井/臨渴掘井 · lín​kě​jué​jǐng · to start digging a well only when one is thirsty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · just before 渴 (literal) → 渴 · kě · thirsty 掘 (literal) → 掘 · jué · to dig 井 (literal) → 井 · jǐng · well

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