Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「杜漸除微」 for your learning.
Discover the idiom 「杜漸除微」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Prevent accidents or disasters before they happen. Same as “nipping the bud in the bud”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dù jiàn chú wēi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dou6 jim6 cheui4 mei4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

