"但行好事,莫問前程" meaning in Chinese

See 但行好事,莫問前程 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /tän⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tän⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: dàn xíng hǎoshì [Mandarin, Pinyin], mò wèn qiánchéng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dàn xíng hǎoshì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mò wèn qiánchéng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dàn síng hǎoshìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mò wùn ciánchéng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tan⁴ hsing² hao³-shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mo⁴ wên⁴ chʻien²-chʻêng² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dàn syíng hǎu-shr̀- [Mandarin, Yale], mwò wèn chyán-chéng [Mandarin, Yale], dann shyng haoshyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], moh wenn chyancherng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дань син хаоши [Mandarin, Palladius], мо вэнь цяньчэн [Mandarin, Palladius], danʹ sin xaoši [Mandarin, Palladius], mo vɛnʹ cjanʹčɛn [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 但行好事,莫问前程
Etymology: Attested in the poem Tian Dao (天道) by 馮道 (Feng Dao) in a similar form Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|天道}} 天道, {{lw|zh|馮道}} 馮道, {{lw|zh|s:御定全唐詩 (四庫全書本)/卷737|御定全唐詩 (四庫全書本)/卷737}} 御定全唐詩 (四庫全書本)/卷737 Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 但行好事,莫問前程
  1. Just do good deeds and do not worry about the future. Wikipedia link: Feng Dao
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      "zh-pron": "dann shyng haoshyh"
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      "zh-pron": "moh wenn chyancherng"
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