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小洞不堵，大洞难补
xiǎodòngbùdǔ,dàdòngnánbǔ
Traditional: 小洞不堵，大洞難補
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
Character Breakdown
小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
HSK 1
洞
dòng
cave, grotto, hole, ravine
HSK 5
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
堵
dǔ
wall; to stop, to prevent, to block
HSK 4
大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1
洞
dòng
cave, grotto, hole, ravine
HSK 5
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3
补
bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
HSK 5
Additional Information
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