畏首畏尾 — Chinese idiom
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
Meaning
- afraid of the head, terrified of the tail ; ever fearful and nervous
- afraid of the slightest thing
Character by character
- 畏wèifear, dread, awe, reverence
- 首shǒuchief, head, leader
- 畏wèifear, dread, awe, reverence
- 尾wěitail; extremity, end; back, rear
Idioms sharing a character
- 不畏强暴 bù wèi qiáng bào
- 不畏强权 bù wèi qiáng quán
- 人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi
- 后生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi
- 望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi
- 畏缩不前 wèi suō bù qián
- 视为畏途 shì wéi wèi tú
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
- 俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén
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