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后患无穷

hòu huàn wú qióngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8c401ad56581e79a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

後患無窮 后患无穷 [hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2] /(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future/

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Other forms in these source records: 後患無窮

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 患
    huàn

    to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 穷
    qióng

    poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.