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未雨綢繆

简未雨绸缪 · 繁未雨綢繆

Mandarin · pinyin wèi yǔ chóu móu

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

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4–3–2–2 · wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2

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mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4

Cantonese word readings for 未雨綢繆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(figurative) to plan ahead; to prepare before it is too late; to take precautions