未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆
未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˇ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4
- lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 诗经 詩經 ); fig. to plan ahead
- to prepare for a rainy day
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未
- 尚未 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 mei6 not yet; still not
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 未来 未來 wèi lái ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ mei6 loi4 future
- 未免 wèi miǎn ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ mei6 min5 unavoidably
- 未婚 wèi hūn ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ mei6 fan1 unmarried
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- 未必 wèi bì ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ mei6 bit1 not necessarily
- 未经 未經 wèi jīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ mei6 ging1 not having undergone
- 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨ mei6 fan1 fu1 fiancé
- 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄑㄧ mei6 fan1 cai1 fiancée
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ cin4 so2 mei6 jau5 (idiom) unprecedented
- 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4 minor (i.e. person under 18)
- 丁未 dīng wèi ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ding1 mei6 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
- 并未 並未 bìng wèi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ bing6 mei6 (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- 乙未 yǐ wèi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ jyut3 mei6 thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 未了 wèi liǎo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mei6 liu5 unfinished
- 未便 wèi biàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ mei6 bin6 not in a position to
- 未冠 wèi guān ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ mei6 gun3 minor (old usage, person under 20)
- 未卜 wèi bǔ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ mei6 buk1 (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
雨
- 下雨 xià yǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ haa6 jyu5 to rain
- 暴雨 bào yǔ ㄅㄠˋ ㄩˇ bou6 jyu5 torrential rain
- 雨季 yǔ jì ㄩˇ ㄐㄧˋ jyu5 gwai3 rainy season
- 雨水 yǔ shuǐ ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ jyu5 seoi2 rainwater; rainfall; rain
- 雨衣 yǔ yī ㄩˇ ㄧ jyu5 ji1 raincoat
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- 风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ fung1 jyu5 wind and rain
- 暴风雨 暴風雨 bào fēng yǔ ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ bou6 fung1 jyu5 rainstorm
- 呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ ㄏㄨ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ fu1 fung1 wun6 jyu5 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
- 暴风骤雨 暴風驟雨 bào fēng zhòu yǔ ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄡˋ ㄩˇ bou6 fung1 zau6 jyu5 violent wind and rainstorm
- 风风雨雨 風風雨雨 fēng fēng yǔ yǔ ㄈㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄩˇ fung1 fung1 jyu5 jyu5 trials and tribulations
- 冒雨 mào yǔ ㄇㄠˋ ㄩˇ mou6 jyu5 to brave the rain
- 冻雨 凍雨 dòng yǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩˇ dung3 jyu5 freezing rain
- 喜雨 xǐ yǔ ㄒㄧˇ ㄩˇ hei2 jyu5 welcome fall of rain
- 大雨 dà yǔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ daai6 jyu5 heavy rain
- 小雨 xiǎo yǔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ siu2 jyu5 light rain
- 弹雨 彈雨 dàn yǔ ㄉㄢˋ ㄩˇ daan6 jyu5 hail of bullets
- 挡雨 擋雨 dǎng yǔ ㄉㄤˇ ㄩˇ dong2 jyu5 to protect from the rain
- 春雨 chūn yǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄩˇ ceon1 jyu5 spring rain
- 晴雨 qíng yǔ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ cing4 jyu5 rain or shine
- 朝雨 zhāo yǔ ㄓㄠ ㄩˇ ziu1 jyu5 morning rain
绸 綢
- 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ si1 cau4 silk (cloth)
- 府绸 府綢 fǔ chóu ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄡˊ fu2 cau4 poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
- 绸子 綢子 chóu zi ㄔㄡˊ ˙ㄗ cau4 zi2 silk fabric
- 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn ㄔㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ cau4 dyun6 satin
- 绸缪 綢繆 chóu móu ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ cau4 mau4 to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
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- 绵绸 綿綢 mián chóu ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄡˊ min4 cau4 rough-textured fabric of waste silk
- 薄绸 薄綢 báo chóu ㄅㄠˊ ㄔㄡˊ bok6 cau4 light silk
- 塔夫绸 塔夫綢 tǎ fū chóu ㄊㄚˇ ㄈㄨ ㄔㄡˊ taap3 fu1 cau4 taffeta
- 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 Sī chóu zhī Lù ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ si1 cau4 zi1 lou6 the Silk Road
- 丝绸古路 絲綢古路 Sī chóu Gǔ lù ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄨˋ si1 cau4 gu2 lou6 the ancient Silk Road
- 丝绸织物 絲綢織物 sī chóu zhī wù ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ ㄓ ㄨˋ si1 cau4 zik1 mat6 silk fabric
- 绫罗绸缎 綾羅綢緞 líng luó chóu duàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ling4 lo4 cau4 dyun6 (idiom) silk and satin
缪 繆
Example sentences
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未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 。
Save for a rainy day.
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你 最好 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 。
You'd better keep your money for a rainy day.
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