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未雨綢繆

wèi​yǔ​chóu​móu

to prepare for a rainy day

Definitions

未雨绸缪 (未雨綢繆) 

wèi​yǔ​chóu​móu

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

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 0.4004% of movies

24320th most common word in movies

23676th most common word in books

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