人无远虑，必有近忧 in English ren2 wu2 yuan3 lu:4 , bi4 you3 jin4 you1 Meaning

Meanings

  • He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiomatic expression, from Analects).
  • Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

Simplified Characters

人 无 远 虑 ， 必 有 近 忧

Traditional Characters

人 無 遠 慮 ， 必 有 近 憂

Pinyin

ren2 wu2 yuan3 lu:4 , bi4 you3 jin4 you1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 无wu2not to have 远yuan3far 虑lv4to think over ， 必bi4certainly 有you3to have 近jin4near 忧you1to worry