绸缪 chóumóu sentimentally attached Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 未雨绸缪 wèiyǔchóumóu 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]].