后患无穷

後患無窮
hòuhuànwúqióng
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, bì jiāng hòu huàn wú qióng.
If we don't deal with this problem now, the future consequences will be endless.
Wūrǎn huánjìng shì hòu huàn wú qióng de shì, bìxū lìkè zhìlǐ.
Polluting the environment creates endless future trouble; it must be addressed immediately.

Tips

history
From 《三国··》: 刘备后患 — 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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