三思而後行

See also: 三思而后行

Chinese

		to think carefully	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to carry out as a second step; to act later
trad. (三思而後行)		三思	而	後行
simp. (三思而后行)		三思	而	后行

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānsī ér hòuxíng, sànsī ér hòuxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄙㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄙㄢˋ ㄙㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hau⁶ hang⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sàm-su jî hiō hêng / sàm-su lî hiō hêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānsī ér hòuxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄙㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sansy elr howshyng
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: sànsī ér hòuxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢˋ ㄙㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sannsy elr howshyng
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hau⁶ hang⁴
  - Yale: saam sī yìh hauh hàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hau⁶ hang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam³ xi¹ yi⁴ heo⁶ heng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːm³³ siː⁵⁵ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² hɐŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-su jî hiō hêng
  - Tâi-lô: sàm-su jî hiō hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sarmsw jii hioi heeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑi²³⁻³³ hiɤ³³⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-su lî hiō hêng
  - Tâi-lô: sàm-su lî hiō hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sarmsw lii hioi heeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /sam¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ hio³³⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/

Proverb

三思而後行

look before you leap

Synonyms

三思而行 (sānsī'érxíng)

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