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打蛇不死，后患无穷
打蛇不死，後患無窮
dǎshébùsǐ,hòuhuànwúqióng
1.
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
5 丶
蛇
shé
snake
HSK 5
11 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
6 丶
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
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