如履薄冰 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) as if walking on thin ice
• (fig.) extremely cautious

Character by character

• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 履lǚshoes; to walk, to tread
• 薄bóthin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
• 冰bīngice; ice-cold

Idioms sharing a character

• 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng
• 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ
• 一贫如洗 yī pín rú xǐ
• 一钱如命 yī qián rú mìng
• 不过如此 bù guò rú cǐ
• 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
• 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
• 人生如梦 rén shēng rú mèng
• 但愿如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ
• 依然如故 yī rán rú gù

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