防微杜渐
fáng​wēi​dù​jiàn

to nip in the bud

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

    防微杜渐 / 防微杜漸 fáng​wēi​dù​jiàn

    杜渐防微 / 杜漸防微 dù​jiàn​fáng​wēi

    variant

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

    created reference

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

    防微杜渐 / 防微杜漸

    fáng​wēi​dù​jiàn

    to nip in the bud

    to prevent a problem by stopping it at the earliest sign; to check an erroneous or harmful trend before it develops or spreads

    fáng​wéi​dù​jiàn

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

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

    created sense