未然

Traditional form:

未然

Pinyin (reading):

wèirán

Definitions:

• in advance
• before it happens (cf preventative measures)
• forestalling

Characters:

• 未 - not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly

Traditional characters:

• 未 - not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly