防患未萌

fáng huàn wèi méng

Dictionary entry

to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

What does 防患未萌 mean?

防患未萌 (fáng huàn wèi méng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

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防fángto protect · to defend 患huànto suffer (from illness) · to contract (a disease)未wèinot yet · did not 萌méng(bound form) to sprout; to bud · (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character)

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防患未萌

fáng huàn wèi méng

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