後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu

worries about the future consequences

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
後 hòu
behind; after; later
顧 gù
to look after; to attend to; to take into consideration
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
憂 yōu
to worry; worried; anxiety