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The featured idiom 「觀望不前」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Not moving forward: not daring to move forward. When things are still uncertain, observe the development of things with a hesitant attitude and do not move forward for the time being.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

guān wàng bù qián

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gun1 mong6 bat1 chin4

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