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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-cae22148fc639364. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
不怕一萬，就怕萬一 不怕一万，就怕万一 [bu4 pa4 yi1 wan4 , jiu4 pa4 wan4 yi1] /better to be safe than sorry (proverb)/to be prepared just in case/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 不怕一萬，就怕萬一
Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.