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防患于未然

fáng huàn yú wèi rándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]
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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-cca0d70574e98075. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

防患於未然 防患于未然 [fang2 huan4 yu2 wei4 ran2] /see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 防患於未然

  • 防
    fáng

    to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent

  • 患
    huàn

    to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry

  • 于
    yú

    to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by

    Yú

    surname Yu

  • 未
    wèi

    not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

  • 然
    rán

    correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.