created sense approved 滋蔓难图/滋蔓難圖 · zīmànnántú · too late to stop a growing threat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
滋蔓难图 / 滋蔓難圖
zīmànnántú
too late to stop a growing threat
Literary metaphor meaning that if an enemy or bad influence is allowed to grow and spread like vines, it will become impossible to control or eliminate; it is too late to deal with an enemy once they have gained full strength.
滋 (literal) → 滋 · zī · to grow 蔓 (literal) → 蔓 · màn · to spread 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 图 (literal) → 图/圖 · tú · to plan
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