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chóu​móu

sentimentally attached

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 未雨绸缪 wèi​yǔ​chóu​móu to prepare for a rainy day
    To plan ahead or take precautions before trouble occurs; literally "to bind around with silk before it rains," derived from the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]].