臨事以懼
lín​shì​yǐ​jù

to face a situation with caution

  • created sense approved 临事以惧/臨事以懼 · lín​shì​yǐ​jù · to face a situation with caution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临事以惧 / 臨事以懼

    lín​shì​yǐ​jù

    to face a situation with caution

    to handle a matter with care and prudence; refers to being cautious and thoughtful when dealing with a situation

    临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · to face 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 惧 (literal) → 惧/懼 · jù · to fear

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

    created sense