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Fix the Roof Before the Rain in Chinese / Japanese...
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Fix the roof before the rain; Dig the well before you are thirsty
补漏趁天晴未渴先掘井 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: Mend the roof while the weather is fine, [and when you are] not yet thirsty, dig the well beforehand.
In simple terms, this means: Always being prepared in advance.
See Also: Have a Walking Stick at the Ready Before You Stumble
Have a Walking Stick at the Ready Before You Stumble
転ばぬ先の杖 is a Japanese proverb that literally translates as: Have a walking stick ready before stumbling.
This is similar to the English idiom, “A stitch in time saves nine.”
In simple terms, this means: Always being prepared in advance.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
See Also: Fix Roof Before the Rain; Dig the Well Before You Are Thirsty
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
溜 see styles |
liù liu4 liu ryuu / ryu りゅう |
swift current; rapids; (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy; (bound form) rain runoff from a roof; (bound form) roof gutter; classifier for rows, lines etc; surroundings; neighborhood; (dialect) to practice; (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) (surname) Ryū |
鯱 see styles |
shachi; shachi しゃち; シャチ |
(1) (kana only) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall); (surname) Shachihoko |
軒樋 see styles |
nokidoi のきどい |
rain gutter; roof gutter; eaves gutter |
Variations: |
shachihoko; shacchoko(鯱); sachihoko(鯱) しゃちほこ; しゃっちょこ(鯱); さちほこ(鯱) |
(1) shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; (2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall) |
Variations: |
shachihoko; shachihoko しゃちほこ; シャチホコ |
(1) (kana only) shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; (2) (kana only) roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Fix the roof before the rain; Dig the well before you are thirsty | 補漏趁天晴未渴先掘井 补漏趁天晴未渴先掘井 | bǔ lòu chèn tiān qíng wèi kě xiān jué jǐng bu3 lou4 chen4 tian1 qing2 wei4 ke3 xian1 jue2 jing3 bu lou chen tian qing wei ke xian jue jing | pu lou ch`en t`ien ch`ing wei k`o hsien chüeh ching pu lou chen tien ching wei ko hsien chüeh ching |
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| Have a Walking Stick at the Ready Before You Stumble | 転ばぬ先の杖 | koro ba nu saki no tsue korobanusakinotsue | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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