临渴掘井
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 臨渴掘井
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- (verb, idiom) lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
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Related Words
一回生二回熟(yī huí shēng èr huí shú)— unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
→一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
→别来无恙(bié lái wú yàng)— (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
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