"瞻前顧後" meaning in Chinese

See 瞻前顧後 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/, /t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: zhānqiángùhòu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zim¹ cin⁴ gu³ hau⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhānqiángùhòu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhanciángùhòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chan¹-chʻien²-ku⁴-hou⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jān-chyán-gù-hòu [Mandarin, Yale], janchyanguhhow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжаньцяньгухоу [Mandarin, Palladius], čžanʹcjanʹguxou [Mandarin, Palladius], jīm chìhn gu hauh [Cantonese, Yale], dzim¹ tsin⁴ gu³ hau⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], jim¹ qin⁴ gu³ heo⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 瞻前顧後
  1. to be overcautious and indecisive Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-瞻前顧後-zh-phrase-EgvgLDj~ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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          "parents": [
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      "glosses": [
        "to be overcautious and indecisive"
      ],
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhānqiángùhòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zim¹ cin⁴ gu³ hau⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhānqiángùhòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhanciángùhòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chan¹-chʻien²-ku⁴-hou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jān-chyán-gù-hòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janchyanguhhow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаньцяньгухоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžanʹcjanʹguxou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīm chìhn gu hauh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzim¹ tsin⁴ gu³ hau⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jim¹ qin⁴ gu³ heo⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "瞻前顧後"
}
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  ],
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        "Cantonese idioms",
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        "Chinese four-character idioms",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
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        "Mandarin lemmas"
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      "glosses": [
        "to be overcautious and indecisive"
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          "overcautious"
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          "indecisive"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhānqiángùhòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zim¹ cin⁴ gu³ hau⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhānqiángùhòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhanciángùhòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chan¹-chʻien²-ku⁴-hou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jān-chyán-gù-hòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janchyanguhhow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаньцяньгухоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžanʹcjanʹguxou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīm chìhn gu hauh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzim¹ tsin⁴ gu³ hau⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jim¹ qin⁴ gu³ heo⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "瞻前顧後"
}

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