小洞不堵，大洞难补
小洞不堵，大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
idiom
Traditional: 小洞不堵，大洞難補
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- (idiom) If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
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Related Words
小洞不堵，大洞受苦(xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ)— A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
→小洞不堵，大洞吃苦(xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ)— A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
→小洞不补大洞吃苦(xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ)— A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
→事半功倍(shì bàn gōng bèi)— half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
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