Read Edit View history 裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián to hesitate and hold back Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián to hesitate and hold back (idiom) to stand still without advancing; to be unwilling to move forward due to fear or misgivings. Literally means wrapping one's feet and being unable to walk. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.330 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.411 per million Cross-References Referenced by 裹足 guǒzú Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián to hesitate and hold back (idiom) to stand still without advancing; to be unwilling to move forward due to fear or misgivings. Literally means wrapping one's feet and being unable to walk. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.330 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.411 per million Cross-References Referenced by 裹足 guǒzú Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)