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臨lam4渴hot3穿cyun1井zeng2

simp临渴穿井
lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2lín kě chuān jǐng

English

  1. lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. to act when it is too late

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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