畏首畏尾
wèi​shǒu​wèi​wěi

to be overly cautious

  • created sense approved 畏首畏尾 · wèi​shǒu​wèi​wěi · to be overly cautious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    畏首畏尾

    wèi​shǒu​wèi​wěi

    to be overly cautious

    afraid of everything; scared of one's own shadow; to be excessively fearful and nervous due to overthinking consequences

    畏 (literal) → 畏 · wèi · to fear 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · head 畏 (literal) → 畏 · wèi · to fear 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail

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