Nantoka/杜渐防萌dù jiān fáng méngTraditional: 杜漸防萌杜渐防萌 (dù jiān fáng méng) is a Chinese word meaning “to nip in the bud”.Meanings1to nip in the budCharacters in 杜渐防萌杜dù · birchleaf pear (tree)渐jiān · to imbue防fáng · to protect萌méng · (bound form) to sprout; to budRelated words防to protect消防firefighting杜birchleaf pear (tree)杜surname Du防守to defend防止to prevent以防万一to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case防御defense逐渐gradually渐渐gradually杜威Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star防护to defendStudy Chinese with flashcards →