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三思而后行		Traditional Chinese
三思而後行
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
sān sī ér hòu xíng		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
saam1 si1 yi4 hau6 hang4
Short definition consider carefully in advance
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions think again and again before acting (idiom)MDBG icon / consider carefully in advanceMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
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三思而后行(sān sī ér hòu xíng) consider carefully in advance
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Think before you act!

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