瞻前顧後

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Chinese

gaze; view
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 
look after; take into consideration; to attend to
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
trad. (瞻前顧後)
simp. (瞻前顾后)
Literally: “to look ahead and behind”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 瞻前顧後

  1. to be overcautious and indecisive