临渊履薄 línyuānlǚbó extremely cautious Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临 臨 lín verb to face to face; to overlook from a height; to be near to or adjacent to渊 淵 yuān noun abyss deep pool; abyss; deep water履 lǚ to tread on to step on; to tread on薄 báo adjective thin thin or flimsy; lacking in thickness (the opposite of 厚 hòu)