瞻zim1前cin4顧gu3後hau6

simp瞻前顾后

zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6zhān qián gù hòu

English

lit. to look forward and back (idiom)
fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons
fig. to be overcautious and indecisive
to do sth rigorously
to be too careful and usually hesistant about doing sth

粵語 — Cantonese

做事嚴謹，考慮周全
做事太過小心翼翼,猶豫不前

Examples

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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