lín kě chuān jǐng

Traditional: 臨渴穿井

临渴穿井 (lín kě chuān jǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. 2to act when it is too late

Characters in 临渴穿井

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