三思而行
sān​sī'ér​xíng

look before you leap

  • created reference approved 三思而行 → 三思而后行/三思而後行 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三思而行 sān​sī'ér​xíng

    三思而后行 / 三思而後行 sān​sī'ér​hòu​xíng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 三思而行 · sān​sī'ér​xíng · look before you leap — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三思而行

    sān​sī'ér​xíng

    look before you leap

    (idiom) to think carefully before taking action; to act with caution after repeated deliberation

    sàn​sī'ér​xíng

    三思 (literal) → 三思 · sān​sī · to think twice 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense