We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「瞻前顧後」, explained below.
The featured idiom 「瞻前顧後」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Zhan: look forward; Gu: look back. Look ahead and then look behind. Describes careful and cautious consideration before doing something. It also describes having too many concerns and being indecisive.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhān qián gù hòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jim1 chin4 gu3 hau6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
