怯上
qiè​shàng

to fear one's superiors

  • created sense approved 怯上 · qiè​shàng · to fear one's superiors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怯上

    qiè​shàng

    to fear one's superiors

    to be afraid of meeting or dealing with one's elders or those in positions of authority

    què​shàng

    怯, 上

    怯 (literal) → 怯 · qiè · timid 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense