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思前想後
简 思前想后 · 繁 思前想後Mandarin · pinyin sī qián xiǎng hòu
Meanings
- to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- to ponder over reasons and connection
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1–2–3–4 · si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6
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si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to deliberate over something for too long causing one to hesitate
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