未雨綢繆 — wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

wei⁴ yu³ chou² mou²

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

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Pronunciations

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As word

1

wei⁴

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

2

yu³

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

3

chou²

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

4

mou²

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