lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late
trad. 臨渴穿井
Also written 臨渴穿井【lín kě chuān jǐng】
Characters in this word
4临
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to face, to overlook, to arrive, to be (just) about to, just before
- Pinyin
- lín
- Traditional
- 臨
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2068 of 2500
渴
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thirsty
- Pinyin
- kě
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 12000 of 2500
穿
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to bore through; to pierce; to perforate, to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street), to thread; to string together, to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.), verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion
- Pinyin
- chuān
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 414 of 2500
井
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Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy, surname Jing
- Pinyin
- Jǐng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 11654 of 2500