lín​shēn​lǚ​bó

to proceed with caution

  • created reference approved 临深履薄/臨深履薄 → 如临深渊,如履薄冰/如臨深淵,如履薄冰 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临深履薄 / 臨深履薄 lín​shēn​lǚ​bó

    如临深渊,如履薄冰 / 如臨深淵,如履薄冰 rú​lín​shēn​yuān​rú​lǚ​bó​bīng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 临深履薄/臨深履薄 → 履薄临深/履薄臨深 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临深履薄 / 臨深履薄 lín​shēn​lǚ​bó

    履薄临深 / 履薄臨深 lǚ​bó​lín​shēn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 临深履薄/臨深履薄 → 临渊履薄/臨淵履薄 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临深履薄 / 臨深履薄 lín​shēn​lǚ​bó

    临渊履薄 / 臨淵履薄 lín​yuān​lǚ​bó

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 临深履薄/臨深履薄 · lín​shēn​lǚ​bó · to proceed with caution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临深履薄 / 臨深履薄

    lín​shēn​lǚ​bó

    to proceed with caution

    (idiom) to be extremely cautious and fearful of making a mistake, as if standing on the edge of an abyss or walking on thin ice

    临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · to face 深 (literal) → 深 · shēn · deep 履 (literal) → 履 · lǚ · to tread on 薄 (literal) → 薄 · bó · meager

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

    created sense