後顧之憂

Chinese

		to turn back; to look back	's; him/her/it; this	worried
trad. (後顧之憂)		後顧	之	憂
simp. (后顾之忧)		后顾	之	忧
Literally: “fear of disturbance in the rear”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòugùzhīyōu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ gu³ zi¹ jau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hòugùzhīyōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hòugùjhihyou
  - Wade–Giles: hou⁴-ku⁴-chih¹-yu¹
  - Yale: hòu-gù-jr̄-yōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howguhjyiou
  - Palladius: хоугучжию (xougučžiju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ gu³ zi¹ jau¹
  - Yale: hauh gu jī yāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ gu³ dzi¹ jau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ gu³ ji¹ yeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

後顧之憂

trouble back at home; family worries

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