后顾之忧 meaning and pronunciation

后顾之忧
Simplified word
後顧之憂
Traditional word

后顾之忧 English definition

hòu gù zhī yōu

  • fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)
  • family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
  • worries about the future consequences
  • often in negative expressions, meaning 'no worries about anything'

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  • (hòu): back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; empress; queen;
  • (gù): to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to;
  • (zhī): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it;
  • (yōu): to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; a parent's funeral; inconvenienced by being orphaned;