lín kě jué jǐng

Traditional: 臨渴掘井

临渴掘井 (lín kě jué jǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
  2. 2to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

Characters in 临渴掘井

临lín · to face渴kě · thirsty掘jué · to dig井jǐng · a well

Related words

渴望to thirst for光临(formal) to honor with one's presence面临to face sth; to be confronted with临时as the time draws near井a well井Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy来临to approach; to come closer降临to descend挖掘to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into渴thirsty发掘to excavate临床(medicine) clinical

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