杜漸防微
dù​jiàn​fáng​wēi

to nip in the bud

  • created reference approved 杜渐防微/杜漸防微 → 防微杜渐/防微杜漸 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杜渐防微 / 杜漸防微 dù​jiàn​fáng​wēi

    防微杜渐 / 防微杜漸 fáng​wēi​dù​jiàn

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 杜渐防微/杜漸防微 · dù​jiàn​fáng​wēi · to nip in the bud — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杜渐防微 / 杜漸防微

    dù​jiàn​fáng​wēi

    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.

    dù​jiàn​fáng​wéi

    杜 (literal) → 杜 · dù · to stop 渐 (literal) → 渐/漸 · jiàn · incipient stages 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against 微 (literal) → 微 · wēi · tiny

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense