未雨綢繆

未
未
雨
雨
绸
綢
缪
繆
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

Characters and words in 未雨綢繆

未
wèi = w + ei4
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°
雨
yǔ = yu + Ø3
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
雨
yù = yu + Ø4
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
绸
綢
chóu = ch + ou2
(light) silk / CL:匹[pi3]
绸
綢
缪
繆
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
缪
繆
miào = mi + ao4
surname Miao
缪
繆
liǎo = li + ao3
old variant of 繚|缭[liao3]
缪
繆
miào = mi + ao4
mu (Greek letter Μμ)
缪
繆
miù = mi + ou4
variant of 謬|谬[miu4] / error / erroneous
缪
繆
móu = m + ou2
to wind round
缪
繆
mù = mu + Ø4
old variant of 穆[mu4]
缪
繆
miù = mi + ou4
error; erroneous (variant of 謬|谬[miu4])

Words with 未雨綢繆

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Sentences with 未雨綢繆

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