Chinese–English

未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu · wei yu chou mou

Traditional 未雨綢繆

Meaning

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