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后患无穷
後患無窮
hòuhuànwúqióng
1. it will cause no end of trouble (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

Character Breakdown

后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1 6 丶
患
huàn
suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
HSK 6 11 丶
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4 4 丶
穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎshébùsǐ,hòuhuànwúqióng
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

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