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临渴掘井【lín kě jué jǐng】

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

临渴掘井【lín kě jué jǐng】

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

临

HSK 4

含义draw near, approach; descend

拼音lín

渴

HSK 12

含义thirsty, parched; yearn, pine

拼音kě

掘

HSK 7-92

含义dig, excavate; excavate cave

拼音jué

井

HSK 62

含义well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯

拼音jǐng