打蛇不死，后患无穷
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud
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Traditional: 打蛇不死，後患無窮
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- (idiom) beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud
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打蛇不死(dǎ shé bù sǐ)— beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud
→一拍即合(yī pāi jí hé)— lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
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