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to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
tiny; minute; clandestine
tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
 
fabricate; restrict; to prevent gradual; gradually; imbue
trad. (防微杜漸)
simp. (防微杜渐)

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防微杜漸

  1. to nip in the bud; to put an end to a bad thing or mistake when it germinates