不怕一万，就怕万一 in English bu4 pa4 yi1 wan4 , jiu4 pa4 wan4 yi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • better to be safe than sorry (proverb)
  • to be prepared just in case

Simplified Characters

不 怕 一 万 ， 就 怕 万 一

Traditional Characters

不 怕 一 萬 ， 就 怕 萬 一

Pinyin

bu4 pa4 yi1 wan4 , jiu4 pa4 wan4 yi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 怕pa4surname Pa 一yi1one 万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] ， 就jiu4at once 怕pa4surname Pa 万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 一yi1one