瞻前顧後

1. • lit. to look forward and back (idiom)
2. • fig. to consider carefully to weigh the pros and cons
3. • fig. to be overcautious and indecisive

Character by character

• 瞻(zhān)gaze
• 前(qián)front
• 顧(gù)surname Gu
• 後(hòu)back