事要前思免后悔事要前思免後悔事要前思免後悔

think beforehand to avoid regret afterwards

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Plan carefully before acting, so that you won't regret mistakes later. Like 'look before you leap'.

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Simplified: 事要前思免后悔
Traditional (Taiwan): 事要前思免後悔
Pinyin: shì yào qián sī miǎn hòuhuǐ
Bopomofo: ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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