以防万一

Traditional: 以防萬一

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Dictionary entry

to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case

What does 以防万一 mean?

以防万一 (yǐ fáng wàn yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case

2prepared for any eventualities

Character breakdown

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]防fángto protect · to defend 万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]一yīone · single

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以防万一

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