lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons; fig. to be overcautious and indecisive
trad. 瞻前顧後
Also written 瞻前顧後【zhān qián gù hòu】
Characters in this word
4瞻
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to gaze, to view
- Pinyin
- zhān
- Strokes
- 18
前
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front, forward, ahead, first, top (followed by a number), future, ago, before, BC (e.g. 前293年), former, formerly
- Pinyin
- qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 256 of 2500
顾
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surname Gu
- Pinyin
- Gù
- Traditional
- 顧
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 22654 of 2500
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500