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小洞不補大洞吃苦

xiǎodòngbùbǔdàdòngchīkǔ

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ

Simplified 小洞不补大洞吃苦

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

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