prevent trouble before it happens

Take precautions

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f á n à Hu à NY ú w è IR á n, which means to prevent disasters before they happen. It comes from the book of changes, Ji Ji: "a gentleman should guard against his troubles by thinking about them." In Yuefu Poetry Anthology, the gentleman's behavior: "the gentleman should take precautions."

essential information

Prevention in advance prevention in advance prevention before disaster. The language version of Yi Ji says, "a gentleman should guard against his troubles by thinking about them." Lu Zhi of the Tang Dynasty wrote "on the interests of the two rivers and the west of the Huaihe River": "not only to solve the difficulties, but also to prevent them." Cheng Lin of the Qing Dynasty wrote: "those who are good at running a family should take preventive measures." It is also called "prevention in advance". Wang Xiyan's "night banquet" 5: "yesterday, the secret order came to the province, calling attention to this problem, saying that in order to take precautions." also save for "take precautions". In the biography of Yu Qian in the history of the Ming Dynasty, "there are many refugees in the Central Plains. When they meet the famine of the year, they can gather together in Xiaoyu. The internal and external garrisons of Qichi were guarded, and the governors were prepared to take precautions. " Chapter 12 of three chivalrous men and five righteousness by Shi Yukun of Qing Dynasty: Jiang Wan was worried and said: "a gentleman should take precautions." Jiang Zemin: "hidden danger is more dangerous than open fire, responsibility is more important than Mount Tai"

explain

No, it is not yet formed. Prevent accidents or disasters before they happen.

Examples

It is easy for a minister to hear about it, but difficult for him to get rid of it. Ma Wensheng, Ming Dynasty

synonym

Prevent disaster before it happens

words whose meaning is similar

Take precautions, be prepared, prepare for a rainy day, and make a sudden change