防微杜渐 in English fang2 wei1 du4 jian4 Meaning

Meanings

• to nip in the bud (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

fang2 wei1 du4 jian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

防fang2to protect 微wei1surname Wei 杜du4surname Du 渐jian4to imbue