畏首畏尾
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Chinese[edit]
to fear | head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems |
to fear | tail | ||
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simp. and trad. (畏首畏尾) |
畏 | 首 | 畏 | 尾 | |
Literally: “to be afraid of the head, terrified of the tail”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
畏首畏尾
- to be afraid of the slightest thing; ever fearful and nervous; to be full of misgivings; to be overcautious