防微杜渐 防微杜漸
防微杜渐 防微杜漸 fáng wēi dù jiàn ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fong4 mei4 dou6 zim6
- to nip in the bud (idiom)
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防
- 国防 國防 guó fáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄤˊ gwok3 fong4 national defense
- 提防 dī fang ㄉㄧ ˙ㄈㄤ tai4 fong4 to guard against
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 防备 防備 fáng bèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ fong4 bei6 to guard against
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
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- 防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 to prevent
- 防水 fáng shuǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong4 seoi2 waterproof
- 防汛 fáng xùn ㄈㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fong4 seon3 flood control
- 防治 fáng zhì ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˋ fong4 zi6 to prevent and cure
- 防疫 fáng yì ㄈㄤˊ ㄧˋ fong4 jik6 to prevent epidemics
- 防盗 防盜 fáng dào ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ fong4 dou6 to guard against theft
- 防御 防禦 fáng yù ㄈㄤˊ ㄩˋ fong4 jyu6 defense
- 防范 防範 fáng fàn ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄢˋ fong4 faan6 to be on guard
- 防卫 防衛 fáng wèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ fong4 wai6 to defend
- 防护 防護 fáng hù ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨˋ fong4 wu6 to defend
- 预防 預防 yù fáng ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ jyu6 fong4 to prevent
- 防火墙 防火牆 fáng huǒ qiáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fong4 fo2 coeng4 firewall
- 防盗门 防盜門 fáng dào mén ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ fong4 dou6 mun4 security door
- 人防 rén fáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ jan4 fong4 civil air defence (abbr. for 人民防空)
- 以防 yǐ fáng ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ ji5 fong4 (so as) to avoid
微
- 微信 Wēi xìn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣˋ mei4 seon3 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯)
- 微博 wēi bó ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ mei4 bok3 microblogging
- 微型 wēi xíng ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ mei4 jing4 miniature; micro-; tiny
- 微妙 wēi miào ㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mei4 miu6 subtle
- 微小 wēi xiǎo ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˇ mei4 siu2 minute (i.e. extremely small)
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- 微弱 wēi ruò ㄨㄟ ㄖㄨㄛˋ mei4 joek6 weak
- 微笑 wēi xiào ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 siu3 smile
- 微观 微觀 wēi guān ㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ mei4 gun1 micro-
- 略微 lüè wēi ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄨㄟ loek6 mei4 a little bit; slightly
- 稍微 shāo wēi ㄕㄠ ㄨㄟ saau2 mei4 a little bit
- 细微 細微 xì wēi ㄒㄧˋ ㄨㄟ sai3 mei4 tiny
- 轻微 輕微 qīng wēi ㄑㄧㄥ ㄨㄟ hing1 mei4 slight
- 微波炉 微波爐 wēi bō lú ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨˊ mei4 bo1 lou4 microwave oven
- 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 negligible; insignificant
- 无微不至 無微不至 wú wēi bù zhì ㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ mou4 mei4 bat1 zi3 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
- 些微 xiē wēi ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟ se1 mei4 slight; minor; small
- 低微 dī wēi ㄉㄧ ㄨㄟ dai1 mei4 meager (wages)
- 入微 rù wēi ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄟ jap6 mei4 down to the smallest detail; thoroughgoing; fine and detailed
- 卑微 bēi wēi ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟ bei1 mei4 lowly
- 可微 kě wēi ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟ ho2 mei4 differentiable (math.)
杜
- 杜绝 杜絕 dù jué ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ dou6 zyut6 to put an end to
- 杜仲 dù zhòng ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ dou6 zung6 eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)
- 杜口 dù kǒu ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ dou6 hau2 to remain silent
- 杜哈 Dù hā ㄉㄨˋ ㄏㄚ dou6 haa1 Doha, capital of Qatar (Tw)
- 杜塞 dù sè ㄉㄨˋ ㄙㄜˋ dou6 sak1 to stop
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- 杜威 Dù Wēi ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄟ dou6 wai1 Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
- 杜宇 dù yǔ ㄉㄨˋ ㄩˇ dou6 jyu5 cuckoo
- 杜康 Dù Kāng ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄤ dou6 hong1 Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine
- 杜拜 Dù bài ㄉㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ dou6 baai3 Dubai (Tw)
- 杜撰 dù zhuàn ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ dou6 zaan6 to fabricate
- 杜梨 dù lí ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ dou6 lei4 birchleaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia)
- 杜比 Dù bǐ ㄉㄨˋ ㄅㄧˇ dou6 bei2 Dolby (audio technology)
- 杜牧 Dù Mù ㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ dou6 muk6 Du Mu (803-852) Tang dynasty poet
- 杜甫 Dù Fǔ ㄉㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ dou6 fu2 Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet
- 杜蘅 dù héng ㄉㄨˋ ㄏㄥˊ dou6 hang4 Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)
- 杜衡 dù héng ㄉㄨˋ ㄏㄥˊ dou6 hang4 Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)
- 杜邦 Dù bāng ㄉㄨˋ ㄅㄤ dou6 bong1 DuPont (company)
- 杜门 杜門 dù mén ㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ dou6 mun4 to close the door (lit. and fig.)
- 杜集 Dù jí ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ dou6 zaap6 see 杜集区
- 杜马 杜馬 Dù mǎ ㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ dou6 maa5 Duma, lower chamber of Russian parliament
渐 漸
- 渐渐 漸漸 jiàn jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zim6 zim6 gradually
- 逐渐 逐漸 zhú jiàn ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zuk6 zim6 gradually
- 循序渐进 循序漸進 xún xù jiàn jìn ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ceon4 zeoi6 zim6 zeon3 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
- 日渐 日漸 rì jiàn ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jat6 zim6 to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day
- 渐弱 漸弱 jiàn ruò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ zim6 joek6 to fade out
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- 渐快 漸快 jiàn kuài ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ zim6 faai3 to speed up gradually
- 渐慢 漸慢 jiàn màn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ zim6 maan6 to slow down gradually
- 渐次 漸次 jiàn cì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄘˋ zim6 ci3 gradually
- 渐稀 漸稀 jiàn xī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧ zim6 hei1 to thin out gradually
- 渐变 漸變 jiàn biàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zim6 bin3 gradual change
- 渐趋 漸趨 jiàn qū ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ zim6 ceoi1 to become more and more
- 渐近 漸近 jiàn jìn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zim6 gan6 to approach gradually
- 渐进 漸進 jiàn jìn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zim6 zeon3 progress step by step
- 积渐 積漸 jī jiàn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zik1 zim6 gradually
- 渐冻症 漸凍症 jiàn dòng zhèng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ zim6 dung3 zing3 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
- 渐新世 漸新世 Jiàn xīn shì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ zim6 san1 sai3 Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
- 渐新统 漸新統 jiàn xīn tǒng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄥˇ zim6 san1 tung2 Oligocene system (geology)
- 渐变色 漸變色 jiàn biàn sè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ zim6 bin3 sik1 color gradient
- 渐近线 漸近線 jiàn jìn xiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zim6 gan6 sin3 (math.) asymptote
- 金渐层 金漸層 jīn jiàn céng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄥˊ gam1 zim6 cang4 golden British shorthair (cat)
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防微杜渐 防微杜漸 。
A stitch in time saves nine.
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