未雨绸缪

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

not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]

(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet

(light) silk / CL:匹[pi3]

to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

surname Miao

old variant of 繚|缭[liao3]

mu (Greek letter Μμ)

variant of 謬|谬[miu4] / error / erroneous

to wind round

old variant of 穆[mu4]

error; erroneous (variant of 謬|谬[miu4])