三思而後行

See also: 三思而后行

Chinese

	to think carefully	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to carry out as a second step; to act later
trad. (三思而後行)	三思	而	後行
simp. (三思而后行)	三思	而	后行
Literally: “think three (several) times then act”.

季文子三思而後行。子聞之，曰：『再，斯可矣。』 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]

季文子三思而后行。子闻之，曰：‘再，斯可矣。’ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jìwénzǐ sān sī ér hòu xíng. Zǐ wén zhī, yuē: ‘Zài, sī kě yǐ.’ [Pinyin]

Ji Wen thought thrice, and then acted. When the Master was informed of it, he said, “Twice may do.”

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānsī ér hòuxíng, sànsī ér hòuxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄙㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄙㄢˋ ㄙㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hau⁶ hang⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sàm-su jî hiō hêng / sàm-su lî hiō hêng

三思而後行

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