临渴穿井
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late
idiomverb
Traditional: 臨渴穿井
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- (idiom, verb) lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- to act when it is too late
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Related Words
一把眼泪一把鼻涕(yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì)· with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
→仇人相见，分外眼红(chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng)· when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
→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
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