谨小慎微
jǐn​xiǎo​shèn​wēi

overcautious

  • created reference approved 谨小慎微/謹小慎微 → 慎小谨微/慎小謹微 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谨小慎微 / 謹小慎微 jǐn​xiǎo​shèn​wēi

    慎小谨微 / 慎小謹微 shèn​xiǎo​jǐn​wēi

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 谨小慎微/謹小慎微 · jǐn​xiǎo​shèn​wēi · overcautious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谨小慎微 / 謹小慎微

    jǐn​xiǎo​shèn​wēi

    overcautious

    extremely cautious about minute details; timid and over-careful in speech or action

    jǐn​xiǎo​shèn​wéi

    谨 (literal) → 谨/謹 · jǐn · cautious 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 慎微 (literal) → 慎微 · shèn​wēi · to be cautious in details

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

    created sense