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綢繆

简绸缪 · 繁綢繆

Mandarin · pinyin chóu móu

to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

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绸: chóu · silk cloth, satin damask
缪: móu · wind around, bind; prepare

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2–2 · chou2 mou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cau4 mau4

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adj

(literary, ideophonic) bound tightly; bound round and round; winding round
(literary, ideophonic) numerous and dense; closely crowded
(literary) extending into the distance; continuous; uninterrupted
(literary, figurative) showing deep and everlasting affection; sentimentally attached; ardent

verb

(literary, figurative) to plan ahead; to prepare in advance

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