防微杜渐
fángwēi-dùjiànTraditional 防微杜漸
to nip in the bud
Every meaning
fángwēi-dùjiàn
- to nip in the bud
Its characters
- 防fángto guard against; to prevent
- 微wēitiny; minute; slight
- 杜dùto prevent; to stop (as in 杜绝)
- 渐jiàngradually (as in 逐渐)
Words with 防
Words with 微
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.