| 人无远虑，必有近忧 |
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu |
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 远 |
yuǎn |
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) |
| 远 |
yuàn |
to distance oneself from (classical) |
| 远虑 |
yuǎn lǜ |
long-term considerations / to take the long view |
| 虑 |
lǜ |
to think over / to consider / anxiety |
| 必 |
bì |
certainly / must / will / necessarily |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 近 |
jìn |
near / close to / approximately |
| 忧 |
yōu |
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning |