wèi yǔ chóu móu

Traditional: 未雨綢繆

未雨绸缪 (wèi yǔ chóu móu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
  2. 2to prepare for a rainy day

Characters in 未雨绸缪

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