後顧之憂

Chinese

		to turn back; to look back	's; him/her/it; this	worried
trad. (後顧之憂)		後顧	之	憂
simp. (后顾之忧)		后顾	之	忧
Literally: “fear of disturbance in the rear”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòugùzhīyōu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ gu³ zi¹ jau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hòugùzhīyōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howguhjyiou
  - IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ gu³ zi¹ jau¹
  - Yale: hauh gu jī yāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ gu³ dzi¹ jau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ gu³ ji¹ yeo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

後顧之憂

trouble back at home; family worries

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