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曲突徙薪

qū​tū​xǐ​xīn

fig. to take preventive measures

Definitions

曲突徙薪  

qū​tū​xǐ​xīn

lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom); fig. to take preventive measures

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