臨渴穿井 — lin2 ke3 chuan1 jing3 — Chinese Dictionary

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臨

渴

穿

井

臨

渴

穿

井

Definitions4 characters

lin² ke³ chuan¹ jing³

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision/to act when it is too late

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

臨

渴

穿

井

As word

1

lin²

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision/to act when it is too late

2

ke³

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision/to act when it is too late

3

chuan¹

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision/to act when it is too late

4

jing³

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision/to act when it is too late