不怕一万,就怕万一

bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī

better to be safe than sorry (proverb)

to be prepared just in case

不

bù

no; not so

怕

pà

to be afraid

一

yī

one

万

wàn

ten thousand

,

,

就

jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then

怕

pà

to be afraid

万

wàn

ten thousand

一

yī

one