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Open the tool →绸缪桑土 (chóu móu sāng tǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make thorough preparations beforehand”.
绸缪桑土 is pronounced chóu móu sāng tǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 绸缪桑土 means “to bind tightly the mulberry roots”. It is used to mean “to make thorough preparations beforehand”.
绸缪:紧密缠缚;土:同“杜”,树根。比喻事前做好准备工作