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三思而後行 (saam3 si1 ji4 hau6 hang4) — 深思熟慮 in Cantonese

saam˗₃三siˉ¹思jiˎ₄而hauˍ₆後hangˎ₄行
简 三思而后行
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2

Meaning of 三思而後行

noun深思熟慮
nounlook before you leap; second thoughts are best; don't act rashly
noun三思而行
nounthink thrice before you act

Characters in 三思而後行

三saam1
three; third; thrice
思si1
train of thought; thinking
而ji4
on the condition that; supposing that; if
後hau6
a Chinese family name
行hang4 haang4
line; row

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