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防患未然 (fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

防患未然 (fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4, fáng huàn wèi rán) — to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall; to nip sth in the bud

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 防水表 (fong4 seoi2 biu2) — a waterproof; water-resistant watch
• 防疫站 (fong4 jik6 zaam6) — a preventorium; an epidemic prevention center
• 防疫針 (fong4 jik6 zam1) — a prophylactic inoculation
• 防衞 (fong4 wai6) — defence
• 防 (fong4) — (suffix) –proof; to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent; embankmant
• 防不勝防 (fong4 bat1 sing1 fong4) — (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent

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