後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
顧 gù look back; look at; look after
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy