Chinese

		not yet; did not; have not not yet; did not; have not; not; 1-3 p.m.; 8th earthly branch	rain	bind tightly
trad. (未雨綢繆)		未	雨	綢繆
simp. (未雨绸缪)		未	雨	绸缪

Idiom

未雨綢繆

1. To prepare before it is too late.

   宜未雨而綢繆，毋臨渴而掘井。 [MSC, trad.]

   宜未雨而绸缪，毋临渴而掘井。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Zhūzǐ Jiāxùn: the familial rules of Zhuzi (full text here)

   Yí wèi yǔ ér chóumiào, 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.
   (Literally: One should prepare before it is too late, see 未雨綢繆／未雨绸缪 and 臨渴掘井／临渴掘井.)