思前想後

See also: 思前想后

Chinese

		to think; to consider	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	to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (思前想後)		思	前	想	後
simp. (思前想后)		思	前	想	后

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sīqiánxiǎnghòu

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ cin⁴ soeng² hau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sīqiánxiǎnghòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sychyansheanghow
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sihciánsiǎnghòu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɛn³⁵ ɕjɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ cin⁴ soeng² hau⁶
  - Yale: sī chìhn séung hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ tsin⁴ soeng² hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ qin⁴ sêng² heo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ sœ̽ːŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

Idiom

思前想後

to deliberate over something for too long causing one to hesitate

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