小洞不补大洞吃苦

xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ

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

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Child Words of 小洞不补大洞吃苦

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ: to bear hardships
• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 洞 洞 dòng: cave
• 苦 苦 kǔ: bitter
• 补 补 bǔ: to repair