未雨綢繆
wèi​yǔ​chóu​móu

to prepare for a rainy day

  • created sense approved 未雨绸缪/未雨綢繆 · wèi​yǔ​chóu​móu · to prepare for a rainy day — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    未雨绸缪 / 未雨綢繆

    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]].

    未 (literal) → 未 · wèi · not yet 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain 绸缪 (literal) → 绸缪/綢繆 · chóu​móu · to repair or reinforce

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