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“Better Safe Than Sorry” 🔦🔋

*“Better Safe Than Sorry” (Sonae areba ui nashi) Which is the Chinese "You Bei Wu Huan" (有備無患). [Example Sentence] *Glad I stocked up on emergency food and batteries. It really is a case of "better safe than sorry." [Related Vocabulary] 非常食 (hijōshoku): Emergency food, disaster preparedness food 保存食 (hozonshoku): Preserved food 備蓄品 (bichikuhin): Emergency supplies 乾パン (kanpan): Hardtack, rations 非常持ち出し袋 (hijō mochidashibukuro) - Emergency evacuation bag [Synonyms] *転ばぬ先の杖 (Korobanu saki no tsue) - A cane before you fall Metaphor: "Being prepared prevents failure." *石橋を叩いて渡る (Ishibashi o tataite wataru) - Even a seemingly safe stone bridge, tap it and cross Describes "a cautious attitude when handling matters" or "a cautious personality." *浅い川も深く渡れ (Asai kawa mo fukaku watare) - Even a shallow river, cross it as if it were deep Metaphor: "Even seemingly simple problems should be handled cautiously." [Addition] What's the English for "Better Safe Than Sorry"? ⬇ Please refer to @Wild Nyaongmon's reply ✍️

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2026.09.07 PM 7:28

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Good article for studying Japanese.

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2026.09.07 PM 9:34