1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
1 to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
2 to give advice (idiom)
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
2 to seek alternative employment
善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
1 to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
智者千虑,必有一失
zhì zhě qiān lu:4 , bì yǒu yī shī
1 lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
有勇无谋
yǒu yǒng wú móu
1 bold but not very astute (idiom)
朝不虑夕
zhāo bù lu:4 xī
1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2 imminent crisis
3 living from hand to mouth
杞天之虑
Qǐ tiān zhī lu:4
1 man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lu:4
1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2 to rack one's brains
3 to leave no stone unturned
殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lu:4
1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2 to rack one's brains
3 to leave no stone unturned
深谋远虑
shēn móu yuǎn lu:4
1 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
2 to plan far ahead (idiom)
无思无虑
wú sī wú lu:4
1 (idiom) carefree
2 untroubled
无忧无虑
wú yōu wú lu:4
1 carefree and without worries (idiom)
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
1 unable to plan
2 inept at strategy (idiom)
私谋叛国
sī móu pàn guó
1 to secretly plan treason (idiom)
筑室道谋
zhù shì dào móu
1 lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do
2 without a clue
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