临渴穿井
lín​kě​chuān​jǐng

to wait until the last moment

  • created reference approved 临渴穿井/臨渴穿井 → 临渴掘井/臨渴掘井 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临渴穿井 / 臨渴穿井 lín​kě​chuān​jǐng

    临渴掘井 / 臨渴掘井 lín​kě​jué​jǐng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 临渴穿井/臨渴穿井 · lín​kě​chuān​jǐng · to wait until the last moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临渴穿井 / 臨渴穿井

    lín​kě​chuān​jǐng

    to wait until the last moment

    (idiom) to wait until one is thirsty before digging a well; to act when it is already too late or fail to make adequate preparations in advance

    临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · just before 渴 (literal) → 渴 · kě · thirsty 穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pierce 井 (literal) → 井 · jǐng · well

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    created sense