后顾之忧 in English hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

后 顾 之 忧

Traditional Characters

後 顧 之 憂

Pinyin

hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

后hou4surname Hou 顾gu4surname Gu 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 忧you1to worry