- 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
- 未 (未): 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 (雨): rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
- 绸 (綢): (light) silk; CL:匹[pi3]
- 缪 (繆): surname Miao
Resources
- Wiktionary: 未雨绸缪
- MDBG: 未雨绸缪
- Examples with 未雨绸缪 on Tatoeba
Examples
未雨綢繆。
你最好未雨绸缪。