遠慮近憂

えんりょきんゆう

Meanings

1. Noun failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term

Kanji

• 遠 far. Read as エン.
• 慮 consider. Read as リョ.
• 近 near. Read as キン.
• 憂 melancholy. Read as ユウ.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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