不怕一万,就怕万一 bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī

DEFINITIONS

  1. better to be safe than sorry (proverb)
  2. to be prepared just in case

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
怕 pà to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
一 yī one; a, an; alone
万 wàn ten thousand; innumerable
就 jiù just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
怕 pà to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
万 wàn ten thousand; innumerable
一 yī one; a, an; alone