防患未萌 in English fang2 huan4 wei4 meng2 Meaning

Meanings

• to prevent a disaster before the event (idiomatic expression); to nip sth in the bud

Pinyin

fang2 huan4 wei4 meng2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

防fang2to protect 患huan4to suffer (from illness) 未wei4not yet 萌meng2to sprout