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肤桡目逃
fū​náo​mù​táo

cowardly

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肤桡目逃 膚橈目逃 fū​náo​mù​táo
cowardly
(literary) to be timid; to flinch; to avert one's eyes from fear. Alluding to 孟子 mèng​zǐ, where the warrior Bei Gongyou is described as not flinching even when his skin was pricked or his eyes poked

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  • 孟子 mèng​zǐ