WordTaiwan frequency #15,196
後顧之憂
ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧㄡ
“worries about what may happen at home or behind one's back while away; lingering anxieties about the rear or the future”
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後
ㄏㄡˋ
Behind or after in space or time; later; subsequent; future; descendants; the last part; surname.
顧
ㄍㄨˋ
to look after; to consider; to attend to; to look back; to visit; surname Gu; sometimes used as an adverb meaning 'instead' or 'how can it be'.
之
ㄓ
Possessive particle, similar to 的; pronoun for him, her, it, them; verb meaning to go; preposition indicating location or relation.
憂
ㄧㄡ
To worry or be anxious about something; sorrow or grief; sadness; a cause for worry; (literary) mourning for parents; illness.