人无远虑，必有近忧

Traditional: 人無遠慮，必有近憂

rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu

Dictionary entry

He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).

What does 人无远虑，必有近忧 mean?

人无远虑，必有近忧 (rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).

2Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

Character breakdown

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]远yuǎnfar · distant 虑lǜto think over · to consider 必bìcertainly · must 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)近jìnnear · close to 忧yōuto worry · to concern oneself with

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人无远虑，必有近忧

rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu

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