防患於未然
fáng​huàn​yú​wèi​rán

to nip in the bud

  • created reference approved 防患于未然/防患於未然 → 防患未然 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    防患于未然 / 防患於未然 fáng​huàn​yú​wèi​rán

    防患未然 fáng​huàn​wèi​rán

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 防患于未然/防患於未然 → 防患未燃 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    防患于未然 / 防患於未然 fáng​huàn​yú​wèi​rán

    防患未燃 fáng​huàn​wèi​rán

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 防患于未然/防患於未然 · fáng​huàn​yú​wèi​rán · to nip in the bud — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    防患于未然 / 防患於未然

    fáng​huàn​yú​wèi​rán

    to nip in the bud

    to take preventive measures before trouble occurs; to prevent problems before they happen

    防患 (literal) → 防患 · fáng​huàn · to take preventative measures 于 (literal) → 于/於 · yú · in 未然 (literal) → 未然 · wèi​rán · before it happens

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

    created sense