Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「防微杜漸」, with details below.
The idiom 「防微杜漸」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Wei: small; Du: to block; Jian: refers to the beginning of things. It is a metaphor for stopping bad things and bad ideas in the bud and preventing them from developing.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fáng wēi dù jiàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fong4 mei4 dou6 jim6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
