恶不可积，过不可长惡不可積，過不可長惡不可積，過不可長

evil must not pile up, faults must not grow

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Evil should be stopped before it accumulates, and one's own faults should be corrected before they get worse. Moral advice. Close to 'nip it in the bud'.

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Simplified: 恶不可积，过不可长
Traditional (Taiwan): 惡不可積，過不可長
Pinyin: è bùkě jī, guò bùkě zhǎng
Bopomofo: ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧ，ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄓㄤˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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