以防万一 in English yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to guard against the unexpected (idiomatic expression); just in case
  • prepared for any eventualities

Simplified Characters

以 防 万 一

Traditional Characters

以 防 萬 一

Pinyin

yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 防fang2to protect 万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 一yi1one