To act without thorough consideration or proper foresight; to be careless and neglect the overall situation, focusing on one aspect while ignoring others.
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Wang Gou'er, a distant relative by marriage to Wang Xifeng, had a son and a daughter. His family lived by farming, though their ancestors had once been high-ranking officials in the capital before their family fortunes declined.
Wang Gou'er was discontented and sulked at home.
His mother-in-law, Granny Liu, chided him, "It's all because when you were young, you enjoyed the blessings of your parents and became accustomed to an easy life. That's why now, when you have money, you act without foresight or thorough consideration, and when you have none, you just get mad for no reason."