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先兵后礼xiān bīng hòu lǐ

opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]

先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè

to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记[Yuè yáng Lóu Jì] by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fàn Zhòng yān])

先天不足，后天失调xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo

to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life / (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time

先天与后天xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān

nature versus nurture

先后顺序xiān hòu shùn xù

sequential order

先斩后奏xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

(lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom) / (fig.) to act first and report later / to take action without prior approval

先有后婚xiān yǒu hòu hūn

to marry after getting pregnant

先礼后兵xiān lǐ hòu bīng

(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force

光前裕后guāng qián yù hòu

to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)

刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu

(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study

前不巴村，后不巴店qián bù bā cūn , hòu bù bā diàn

see 前不著村，後不著店|前不着村，后不着店[qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn]

前不着村，后不着店qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn

lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom) / fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere / to be in a predicament

前不见古人，后不见来者qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě

unique / unprecedented (idiom)

前事不忘，后事之师qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom) / benefit from past experience

前人栽树，后人乘凉qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

前仆后继qián pū hòu jì

one falls, the next follows (idiom) / stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave

前仰后合qián yǎng hòu hé

to sway to and fro / to rock back and forth

前俯后仰qián fǔ hòu yǎng

to rock one's body backward and forward / to be convulsed (with laughter etc)

前倨后恭qián jù hòu gōng

to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

前凸后翘qián tū hòu qiào

(of a woman) to have nice curves / buxom / shapely

前因后果qián yīn hòu guǒ

cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development

前后文qián hòu wén

context / the surrounding words / same as 上下文

前怕狼后怕虎qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ

lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds

前无古人，后无来者qián wú gǔ rén , hòu wú lái zhě

there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom) / never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future / peerless

前胸贴后背qián xiōng tiē hòu bèi

(lit.) chest sticking to back / (fig.) famished / (of several persons) packed chest to back

前赴后继qián fù hòu jì

to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)

前车之覆，后车之鉴qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn

lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom) / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy