"綢繆" meaning in Chinese

See 綢繆 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/, /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/, /zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: chóumóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cau⁴ mau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ⁶zeu-meu, chóumóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chóumóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻou²-mou² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chóu-móu [Mandarin, Yale], chourmou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чоумоу [Mandarin, Palladius], čoumou [Mandarin, Palladius], chàuh màuh [Cantonese, Yale], tsau⁴ mau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ceo⁴ meo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ⁶zeu-meu [Northern, Wu], zeu^去 meu [Northern, Wu], ³zeu-meu [Northern, Wu], /zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/ [Northern, Wu], drjuw mjuw|mjiw [Middle-Chinese], /*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang] Forms: 绸缪
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 綢繆
  1. (literary, ideophonic) bound tightly; bound round and round; winding round Tags: ideophonic, literary
    Sense id: en-綢繆-zh-adj-iQTSlOx4
  2. (literary, ideophonic) numerous and dense; closely crowded Tags: ideophonic, literary
    Sense id: en-綢繆-zh-adj-0QkoR8fG
  3. (literary) extending into the distance; continuous; uninterrupted Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-綢繆-zh-adj-bDqTVrd8
  4. (literary, figurative) showing deep and everlasting affection; sentimentally attached; ardent Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-綢繆-zh-adj-fep0pGHG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 纏綿 (chánmián), 缠绵 (chánmián)
Derived forms: 交橫綢繆, 交横绸缪, 未雨綢繆 (wèiyǔchóumóu), 未雨绸缪 (wèiyǔchóumóu), 桑土綢繆, 桑土绸缪, 綢繆帷帳, 绸缪帷帐, 綢繆帷幄, 绸缪帷幄, 綢繆帳扆, 绸缪帐扆, 綢繆未雨, 绸缪未雨, 綢繆束薪, 绸缪束薪, 綢繆桑土, 绸缪桑土, 綢繆牖戶, 绸缪牖户

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/, /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/, /zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: chóumóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cau⁴ mau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ⁶zeu-meu, chóumóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chóumóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻou²-mou² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chóu-móu [Mandarin, Yale], chourmou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чоумоу [Mandarin, Palladius], čoumou [Mandarin, Palladius], chàuh màuh [Cantonese, Yale], tsau⁴ mau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ceo⁴ meo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ⁶zeu-meu [Northern, Wu], zeu^去 meu [Northern, Wu], ³zeu-meu [Northern, Wu], /zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/ [Northern, Wu], drjuw mjuw|mjiw [Middle-Chinese], /*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang] Forms: 绸缪
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 綢繆
  1. (literary, figurative) to plan ahead; to prepare in advance Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-綢繆-zh-verb-leupQBtC Categories (other): Chinese disyllabic morphemes, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese disyllabic morphemes: 3 7 16 17 58 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 15 17 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 5 14 16 59 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 15 16 62 2 1
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "交橫綢繆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "交横绸缪"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
      "word": "未雨綢繆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
      "word": "未雨绸缪"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "桑土綢繆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "桑土绸缪"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "綢繆帷帳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绸缪帷帐"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "綢繆帷幄"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绸缪帷幄"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "綢繆帳扆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绸缪帐扆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "綢繆未雨"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绸缪未雨"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "綢繆束薪"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绸缪束薪"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "綢繆桑土"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绸缪桑土"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "綢繆牖戶"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绸缪牖户"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "绸缪",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "綢繆",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "chánmián",
      "word": "纏綿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "chánmián",
      "word": "缠绵"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to plan ahead (lit. to bind tightly the window before it rains)",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
          "text": "未雨綢繆",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to plan ahead (lit. to bind tightly the window before it rains)",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
          "text": "未雨绸缪",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Round and round the firewood is bound;\nAnd the Three Stars appear in the sky.\nThis evening is what evening,\nThat I see this good man?\nO me! O me!\nThat I should get a good man like this!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Pre-Classical Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Chóumóu shù xīn, sānxīng zài tiān. Jīn xī hé xī? Jiàn cǐ liángrén! Zǐ xī zǐ xī! Rú cǐ liángrén hé!",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "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!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Round and round the firewood is bound;\nAnd the Three Stars appear in the sky.\nThis evening is what evening,\nThat I see this good man?\nO me! O me!\nThat I should get a good man like this!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Pre-Classical Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Chóumóu shù xīn, sānxīng zài tiān. Jīn xī hé xī? Jiàn cǐ liángrén! Zǐ xī zǐ xī! Rú cǐ liángrén hé!",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "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!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "One should, when it is not yet raining, bind tightly the window. One should not wait until one is thirsty to dig a well.\ni.e. One should prepare before it is too late.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Literary Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " Zhu Yongchun, Zhu Zi's Family Maxims, 17ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Yí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "宜未雨而綢繆,毋臨渴而掘井。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "One should, when it is not yet raining, bind tightly the window. One should not wait until one is thirsty to dig a well.\ni.e. One should prepare before it is too late.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Literary Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " Zhu Yongchun, Zhu Zi's Family Maxims, 17ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Yí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "宜未雨而绸缪,毋临渴而掘井。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bound tightly; bound round and round; winding round"
      ],
      "id": "en-綢繆-zh-adj-iQTSlOx4",
      "links": [
        [
          "bound",
          "bound"
        ],
        [
          "tightly",
          "tightly"
        ],
        [
          "round",
          "round"
        ],
        [
          "winding",
          "winding"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, ideophonic) bound tightly; bound round and round; winding round"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ideophonic",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "numerous and dense; closely crowded"
      ],
      "id": "en-綢繆-zh-adj-0QkoR8fG",
      "links": [
        [
          "numerous",
          "numerous"
        ],
        [
          "dense",
          "dense"
        ],
        [
          "closely",
          "closely"
        ],
        [
          "crowded",
          "crowded"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, ideophonic) numerous and dense; closely crowded"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ideophonic",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "extending into the distance; continuous; uninterrupted"
      ],
      "id": "en-綢繆-zh-adj-bDqTVrd8",
      "links": [
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "distance",
          "distance"
        ],
        [
          "continuous",
          "continuous"
        ],
        [
          "uninterrupted",
          "uninterrupted"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) extending into the distance; continuous; uninterrupted"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "showing deep and everlasting affection; sentimentally attached; ardent"
      ],
      "id": "en-綢繆-zh-adj-fep0pGHG",
      "links": [
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ],
        [
          "deep",
          "deep"
        ],
        [
          "everlasting",
          "everlasting"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "sentimentally",
          "sentimentally"
        ],
        [
          "attached",
          "attached"
        ],
        [
          "ardent",
          "ardent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, figurative) showing deep and everlasting affection; sentimentally attached; ardent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻou²-mou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóu-móu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chourmou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чоумоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čoumou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chàuh màuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ceo⁴ meo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeu^去 meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "drjuw mjuw|mjiw"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "綢繆"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "绸缪",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "綢繆",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 7 16 17 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese disyllabic morphemes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 7 15 17 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 5 14 16 59 3 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 15 16 62 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to plan ahead; to prepare in advance"
      ],
      "id": "en-綢繆-zh-verb-leupQBtC",
      "links": [
        [
          "plan",
          "plan"
        ],
        [
          "ahead",
          "ahead"
        ],
        [
          "prepare",
          "prepare"
        ],
        [
          "in advance",
          "in advance"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, figurative) to plan ahead; to prepare in advance"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻou²-mou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóu-móu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chourmou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чоумоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čoumou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chàuh màuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ceo⁴ meo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeu^去 meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "drjuw mjuw|mjiw"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "綢繆"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "交橫綢繆"
    },
    {
      "word": "交横绸缪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
      "word": "未雨綢繆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
      "word": "未雨绸缪"
    },
    {
      "word": "桑土綢繆"
    },
    {
      "word": "桑土绸缪"
    },
    {
      "word": "綢繆帷帳"
    },
    {
      "word": "绸缪帷帐"
    },
    {
      "word": "綢繆帷幄"
    },
    {
      "word": "绸缪帷幄"
    },
    {
      "word": "綢繆帳扆"
    },
    {
      "word": "绸缪帐扆"
    },
    {
      "word": "綢繆未雨"
    },
    {
      "word": "绸缪未雨"
    },
    {
      "word": "綢繆束薪"
    },
    {
      "word": "绸缪束薪"
    },
    {
      "word": "綢繆桑土"
    },
    {
      "word": "绸缪桑土"
    },
    {
      "word": "綢繆牖戶"
    },
    {
      "word": "绸缪牖户"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "绸缪",
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    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "綢繆",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "chánmián",
      "word": "纏綿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chánmián",
      "word": "缠绵"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to plan ahead (lit. to bind tightly the window before it rains)",
          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
          "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
          "text": "未雨綢繆",
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        {
          "english": "to plan ahead (lit. to bind tightly the window before it rains)",
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          ],
          "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
          "text": "未雨绸缪",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Round and round the firewood is bound;\nAnd the Three Stars appear in the sky.\nThis evening is what evening,\nThat I see this good man?\nO me! O me!\nThat I should get a good man like this!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Pre-Classical Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Chóumóu shù xīn, sānxīng zài tiān. Jīn xī hé xī? Jiàn cǐ liángrén! Zǐ xī zǐ xī! Rú cǐ liángrén hé!",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "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!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Round and round the firewood is bound;\nAnd the Three Stars appear in the sky.\nThis evening is what evening,\nThat I see this good man?\nO me! O me!\nThat I should get a good man like this!",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Pre-Classical Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Chóumóu shù xīn, sānxīng zài tiān. Jīn xī hé xī? Jiàn cǐ liángrén! Zǐ xī zǐ xī! Rú cǐ liángrén hé!",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "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!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "One should, when it is not yet raining, bind tightly the window. One should not wait until one is thirsty to dig a well.\ni.e. One should prepare before it is too late.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Literary Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " Zhu Yongchun, Zhu Zi's Family Maxims, 17ᵗʰ century CE",
          "roman": "Yí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "宜未雨而綢繆,毋臨渴而掘井。",
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        },
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          "english": "One should, when it is not yet raining, bind tightly the window. One should not wait until one is thirsty to dig a well.\ni.e. One should prepare before it is too late.",
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            "Simplified Chinese"
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          "roman": "Yí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "宜未雨而绸缪,毋临渴而掘井。",
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        "bound tightly; bound round and round; winding round"
      ],
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          "tightly",
          "tightly"
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          "round",
          "round"
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          "winding",
          "winding"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary, ideophonic) bound tightly; bound round and round; winding round"
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        "ideophonic",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "numerous and dense; closely crowded"
      ],
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        [
          "numerous",
          "numerous"
        ],
        [
          "dense",
          "dense"
        ],
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          "closely",
          "closely"
        ],
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          "crowded",
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        ]
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      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "extending into the distance; continuous; uninterrupted"
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        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) extending into the distance; continuous; uninterrupted"
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      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "showing deep and everlasting affection; sentimentally attached; ardent"
      ],
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        [
          "show",
          "show"
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        [
          "deep",
          "deep"
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        [
          "everlasting",
          "everlasting"
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        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "sentimentally",
          "sentimentally"
        ],
        [
          "attached",
          "attached"
        ],
        [
          "ardent",
          "ardent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, figurative) showing deep and everlasting affection; sentimentally attached; ardent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻou²-mou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóu-móu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chourmou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чоумоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čoumou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chàuh màuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ceo⁴ meo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeu^去 meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "drjuw mjuw|mjiw"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/"
    }
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  "word": "綢繆"
}

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        "to plan ahead; to prepare in advance"
      ],
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          "plan",
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        ],
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      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶zeu-meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóumóu"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻou²-mou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóu-móu"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chourmou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чоумоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čoumou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chàuh màuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsau⁴ mau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ceo⁴ meo⁴"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
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        "Wu"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeu^去 meu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³zeu-meu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
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        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
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    },
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        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*dɯw mlɯw|mɡrɯw/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɤ²² mɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
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    }
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}

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