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未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

4-character word Traditional 未雨綢繆

What 未雨绸缪 means

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

The characters in 未雨绸缪

• 未wèinot yet; did not; have not
• 雨yǔrain
• 绸chóu(light) silk
• 缪móuused in 绸缪

Example sentences

• 未雨绸缪。
  Wèiyǔchóumóu.
  Save for a rainy day.
• 你最好未雨绸缪。
  Nǐ zuì hǎo wèiyǔchóumóu.
  You had better keep your money for a rainy day.