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Here, we present the idiom 「前思後想」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Think forward, then think backward. Describes repeated consideration.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qián sī hòu xiǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chin4 si1 hau6 seung2

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