后顾之忧

Traditional: 後顧之憂

hòu gù zhī yōu

Dictionary entry

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)

What does 后顾之忧 mean?

后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)

2worries about the future consequences

3often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

Character breakdown

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后Hòusurname Hou 顾Gùsurname Gu 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 忧yōuto worry · to concern oneself with

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后顾之忧

hòu gù zhī yōu

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