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未雨綢繆 (mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

未雨綢繆 (mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4, 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

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Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 未做 (mei6 zou6) — not done
• 未嘗不可 (mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2) — not a bad idea; it's not impossible; there's no reason why it shouldn't; couldn…
• 未夠 (mei6 gau3) — not enough
• 未夠班 (mei6 gau3 baan1) — not up to par (spoken)
• 未學行先學走 (mei6 hok6 haang4 sin1 hok6 zau2) — (proverb with figurative meaning) someone is arrogant
• 未完待續 (mei6 jyun4 doi6 zuk6) — to be continued

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