瞻前顧後

Chinese
gaze; view
 
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 look after; take into consideration; to attend to
 
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (瞻前顧後) 瞻 前 顧 後
simp. (瞻前顾后) 瞻 前 顾 后
Literally: “to look ahead and behind”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

瞻前顧後

  1. to be overcautious and indecisive
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