人无远虑,必有近忧

He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

Characters and words in 人无远虑,必有近忧

rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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= w + Ø2
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
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yuǎn = yu + an3
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
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yuàn = yu + an4
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long-term considerations / to take the long view
= + Ø4
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= bi + Ø4
certainly / must / will / necessarily
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yǒu = y + ou3
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
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jìn = ji + (e)n4
near / close to / approximately
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yōu = y + ou1
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning
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