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): ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ cin⁴ soeng² hau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sīqiánxiǎnghòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihciánsiǎnghòu
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-chʻien²-hsiang³-hou⁴
    • Yale: sz̄-chyán-syǎng-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sychyansheanghow
    • Palladius: сыцяньсянхоу (sycjanʹsjanxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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 sœːŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

Idiom

思前想後

1. to deliberate over something for too long causing one to hesitate