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 ㄓ ㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ gu³ zi¹ jau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòugùzhīyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧㄡ
    • 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

1. trouble back at home; family worries