缪 (繆)
miù
Pinyin

Definition

缪 (繆)
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miù
  1. variant of 謬|谬[miù]
  2. error
  3. erroneous
缪 (繆)
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  1. old variant of 穆[mù]
缪 (繆)
 - 
móu
  1. to wind round
缪 (繆)
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miào
  1. mu (Greek letter Μμ)
缪 (繆)
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liǎo
  1. old variant of 繚|缭[liǎo]
缪 (繆)
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Miào
  1. surname Miao

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

wèi yǔ chóu móu
  1. 1 lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
  2. 2 to prepare for a rainy day
Miù sī
  1. 1 Muse (Greek mythology)
Sāi miù ěr
  1. 1 Samuel (name)
chóu móu
  1. 1 to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
Miào
  1. 1 surname Miao

Idioms (1)

未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu
  1. 1 lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
  2. 2 to prepare for a rainy day

Sample Sentences

哎哎哎,你别胡说,血口喷人啊。拿刀的又不是我,我只不过是做了最坏的打算,“未雨绸缪”而已啊。
āi āi āi ,nǐ bié húshuō ,xiěkǒu pēn rén ā 。ná dāo de yòu bú shì wǒ ,wǒ zhǐ búguò shì zuò le zuì huài de dǎsuàn ,“wèiyǔchóumóu ”éryǐ ā 。
Son: Ah, what nonsense! Don't spit your poison at me. I wasn't the one holding the knife. I just planned for the worst case scenario, just planning ahead, that's all.
你说的是没错,但谁知道会不会用到呢?未雨绸缪才是正确的态度。
nǐ shuō de shì méicuò ,dàn shéizhīdào huì bùhuì yòngdào ne ?wèiyǔchóumóu cáishì zhèngquè de tàidu 。
You're right, but who knows if it will come in useful? Preparing for a rainy day is the right attitude.
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