Read Edit View history 杜渐防微 dùjiànfángwēi to nip in the bud Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 杜渐防微/ 杜漸防微 dùjiànfángwēi (also dùjiànfángwéi) to nip in the bud To stop a mistake or bad thing as soon as it begins to appear in order to prevent it from spreading; to take precautions against future trouble. Edit Delete References Add reference variant 杜渐防微/杜漸防微 → 防微杜渐/防微杜漸 Edit Delete variant 防微杜渐/防微杜漸 → 杜渐防微/杜漸防微 Edit Delete antonym 养痈遗患/養癰遺患 → 杜渐防微/杜漸防微 Edit Delete
杜渐防微/ 杜漸防微 dùjiànfángwēi (also dùjiànfángwéi) to nip in the bud To stop a mistake or bad thing as soon as it begins to appear in order to prevent it from spreading; to take precautions against future trouble. Edit Delete