小洞不堵，大洞受苦

xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

Child Words of 小洞不堵，大洞受苦

不
bù

no; not so

受
shòu

to receive

受苦
shòu kǔ

to suffer hardship

堵
dǔ

to block up (a road, pipe etc)

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

小
xiǎo

small

洞
dòng

cave

苦
kǔ

bitter