未雨綢繆

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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not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the artist Ai Weiwei. Shortly after finishing a new installation in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4), Ai Weiwei (未) is imprisoned by Willy Walrus (w), because—out of all places—Ai Weiwei put his new installation right into Willy Walrus's toilet. Ai Weiwei's installation is a Christmas tree (木) with a tiny, slightly tilted flute (一) on top. Ai Weiwei would really, really like to correct the tilted flute, but so far, Willy Walrus has not yet (未) let him out.
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]

= + + : It is raining inside of the space station, and because of zero gravity, it is raining in every direction. Yu the Great can't just hide under a ladder covered with petal leaves, she also has to tug herself in a few maps.
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) and the silk worm (纟) are working together in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) to produce very light silk (绸). Charlie is extracting its silk thread while the worm is exercising with a hula hoop (周), therefore creating a very light thread.
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

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