篱笆扎得紧，野狗钻不进籬笆扎得緊，野狗鑽不進籬笆扎得緊，野狗鑽不進

if the fence is tied tight, a stray dog can't squeeze in

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If your defences are tight, bad people have no opening. It urges taking precautions first. Close to 'prevention is better than cure'.

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Simplified: 篱笆扎得紧，野狗钻不进
Traditional (Taiwan): 籬笆扎得緊，野狗鑽不進
Pinyin: líba zhā dé jǐn, yěgǒu zuān bú jìn
Pinyin (Taiwan): líba zhā de jǐn, yěgǒu zuān bú jìn
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧˊ ˙ㄅㄚㄓㄚ ˙ㄉㄜㄐㄧㄣˇ，ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄢㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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