畏缩不前
wèi​suō​bù​qián

to hang back in fear

  • created sense approved 畏缩不前/畏縮不前 · wèi​suō​bù​qián · to hang back in fear — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    畏缩不前 / 畏縮不前

    wèi​suō​bù​qián

    to hang back in fear

    to shrink back because of fear; to be too cowardly to advance

    畏缩 (literal) → 畏缩/畏縮 · wèi​suō · to recoil, to flinch 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · to move forward

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