后患无穷

後患無窮
hòuhuàn-wúqióng
idiom #69,750

Meanings

  1. 1 endless future trouble
  2. 2 disastrous aftermath
  3. 3 will cause problems for a long time to come

Examples

Rúguǒ xiànzài bù chǔlǐ hǎo zhège wèntí, bìjiāng hòuhuàn-wúqióng.
If we don't deal with this problem now, the future consequences will be endless.
Wūrǎn huánjìng shì hòuhuàn-wúqióng de shì, bìxū lìkè zhìlǐ.
Polluting the environment creates endless future trouble; it must be addressed immediately.

Tips

history
From 《三国志·魏志·武帝纪》: 刘备人杰后患 - Cao Cao's warning that sparing Liu Bei would invite disaster later. Still used to argue that a small problem ignored will grow.

Stroke Order

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