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
Examples
未雨綢繆。
你最好未雨绸缪。
Info
- Wiktionary: 未雨绸缪
- MDBG: 未雨绸缪
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