小错护短，大错不远小錯護短，大錯不遠小錯護短，大錯不遠

shield a small fault, and a big fault is not far off

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Warns that covering up small mistakes instead of correcting them soon leads to big ones.

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Simplified: 小错护短，大错不远
Traditional (Taiwan): 小錯護短，大錯不遠
Pinyin: xiǎocuò hùduǎn, dà cuò bù yuǎn
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ，ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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