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瞻前顾后

zhān qián gù hòu

4-character word Traditional 瞻前顧後

What 瞻前顾后 means

1. lit. to look forward and back (idiom)
2. fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons
3. fig. to be overcautious and indecisive

The characters in 瞻前顾后

• 瞻zhānto gaze; to view
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch

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