hòu gù zhī yōu

Traditional: 後顧之憂

HSK 7–9

后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu) is a Chinese word meaning “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"”.

Meanings

  1. 1fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
  2. 2worries about the future consequences
  3. 3often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

Characters in 后顾之忧

后hòu · empress顾gù · to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])忧yōu · to worry

Related words

然后then; after that; afterwards后empress后back后surname Hou之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])最后final; last; ultimate之前before之后after; behind以后after之间(after a noun) between; among; amid后面the back; the rear; the last bit照顾to take care of

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