Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「杜漸防萌」.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「杜漸防萌」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Du: to block; Jian: refers to the beginning of things; Meng: sprout. Prevent accidents or disasters before they happen.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dù jiàn fáng méng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dou6 jim6 fong4 mang4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
