未雨绸缪

wèiyǔchóumóu

repair the house before it rains; provide for a rainy day; take precautions

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take precautions

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take precautions

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wèi yǔ chóu móu

v. take precautions

wèi yǔ chóu móu

repair the house before it rains

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wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2

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

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未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

save (lay up) against a rainy day; Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.; have an anchor to windward; have forethought; In good times provision should be made for bad times.; make hay while the sun shines; make provision for ...; provide (prepare) against a rainy day (rainy days); provide against the future; provide against the inclemency of the weather; put away for a rainy day; repair the house before it rains; take precautions beforehand; take preventive measures

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未雨綢繆|未雨绸缪 [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