临渴穿井
Traditional form:
臨渴穿井
Pinyin (reading):
línkěchuānjǐng
Definitions:
- lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- to act when it is too late
Characters:
- 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
- 渴 - thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for
- 穿 - to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
- 井 - well, mine shaft, pit
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