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打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎshébùsǐ,hòuhuànwúqióng
Traditional: 打蛇不死，後患無窮
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud
Character Breakdown
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
蛇
shé
snake
HSK 5
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1
患
huàn
suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
HSK 6
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4
Additional Information
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