Read Edit View history Discussion 畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi to be overly cautious Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi to be overly cautious afraid of everything; scared of one's own shadow; to be excessively fearful and nervous due to overthinking consequences Edit Delete References Add reference antonym 大刀阔斧/大刀闊斧 → 畏首畏尾/畏首畏尾 Edit Delete synonym 缩手缩脚/縮手縮腳 → 畏首畏尾/畏首畏尾 Edit Delete
畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi to be overly cautious afraid of everything; scared of one's own shadow; to be excessively fearful and nervous due to overthinking consequences Edit Delete