綢繆
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See also: 绸缪
Chinese[edit]
(light) silk | to wind round; surname | ||
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trad. (綢繆) | 綢 | 繆 | |
simp. (绸缪) | 绸 | 缪 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
綢繆
- (literary, ideophonic) bound tightly; bound round and round; winding round
- 綢繆束薪,三星在天。今夕何夕,見此良人。子兮子兮,如此良人何。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Chóumóu shù xīn, sānxīng zài tiān. Jīn xī hé xī, jiàn cǐ liángrén. Zǐ xī zǐ xī, rú cǐ liángrén hé. [Pinyin]
- Round and round the firewood is bound;
And the Three Stars appear in the sky.
This evening is what evening,
That I see this good man?
O me! O me!
That I should get a good man like this!
绸缪束薪,三星在天。今夕何夕,见此良人。子兮子兮,如此良人何。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 宜未雨而綢繆,毋臨渴而掘井。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhu Yongchun, Zhu Zi's Family Maxims, 17th century CE
- Yí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng. [Pinyin]
- One should, when it is not yet raining, bind tightly the window. One should not wait until one is thirsty to dig a well.
i.e. One should prepare before it is too late.
宜未雨而绸缪,毋临渴而掘井。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
- (literary, ideophonic) numerous and dense; closely crowded
- (literary) extending into the distance; continuous; uninterrupted
- (literary, figurative) showing deep and everlasting affection; sentimentally attached; ardent
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Verb[edit]
綢繆
- (literary, figurative) to plan ahead; to prepare in advance
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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綢 | 繆 |
ちゅう Hyōgaiji |
びゅう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Noun[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- 合歓綢繆 (gōkanchūbyū)
- 未雨綢繆 (miuchūbyū)
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