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小洞不補大洞吃苦
简 小洞不补大洞吃苦 · 繁 小洞不補大洞吃苦Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ
Meanings
- A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
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3–4–4–3–4–4–1–3 · xiao3 dong4 bu4 bu3 da4 dong4 chi1 ku3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
siu2 dung6 bat1 bou2 daai6 dung6 hek3 fu2
Cantonese word readings for 小洞不補大洞吃苦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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siu2 dung6 bat1 bou2 daai6 dung6 hek3 fu2
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