防患未然

fáng huàn wèi rán

Dictionary entry

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)

What does 防患未然 mean?

防患未然 (fáng huàn wèi rán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)

2to forestall

3to nip sth in the bud

Character breakdown

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防fángto protect · to defend 患huànto suffer (from illness) · to contract (a disease)未wèinot yet · did not 然ráncorrect · right

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防患未然

fáng huàn wèi rán

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