take measures only when in urgency
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ě é rchu ā NJ ǐ ng, which means to think of a way temporarily without preparation. It comes from Su Wen, the theory of four Qi regulating spirit.
The origin of Idioms
Su Wen · Si Qi Tiao Shen Da Lun: "it's not too late for husband's disease to be treated after it has become a medicine, and disorder to be treated after it has become a medicine. For example, it's too late to go through a well with thirst and cast a cone with a fight."
Idiom usage
I have no plan for my work. For example, few people are so-called hungry for millet, and those who want to eat are never happy to see their children. "Shuoyuan Fengshi" by Liu Xiang in Western Han Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Near synonym: digging a well in the face of thirst
Chinese PinYin : kě ér chuān jǐng
take measures only when in urgency
build up the country through force. mǎ shàng dé tiān xià
there are complaints all around. zé yǒu fán yán
be cheap and at the same time very good. jià lián wù měi