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杜漸防萌

简杜渐防萌 · 繁杜漸防萌

Mandarin · pinyin dù jiān fáng méng

to nip in the bud

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杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
漸: Look up this written character
防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
萌: méng · bud, sprout
渐: jiàn · gradually

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4–1–2–2 · du4 jian1 fang2 meng2

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dou6 zim6 fong4 mang4

Cantonese word readings for 杜漸防萌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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