人無遠慮，必有近憂

Chinese

man; person; people not have foresight; long view; to plan far ahead
 
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 near; close (to); approximately worried
trad. (人無遠慮，必有近憂) 人 無 遠慮 ， 必 有 近 憂
simp. (人无远虑，必有近忧) 人 无 远虑 ， 必 有 近 忧
Literally: “If a person lacks consideration for what is long off, he will indeed have worries before too long.”

Etymology

A quote from Weilinggong, in the Analects.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rén wú yuǎnlǜ, bì yǒu jìnyōu
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄩˋ, ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄡ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jan4 mou4 jyun5 leoi6, bit1 jau5 gan6 jau1

Proverb

人無遠慮，必有近憂

  1. He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby
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