前怕狼後怕虎
See also: 前怕狼后怕虎
Chinese
- front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
to be afraid; to fear wolf back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; laterto be afraid; to fear tiger trad. (前怕狼後怕虎) 前 怕 狼 後 怕 虎 simp. (前怕狼后怕虎) 前 怕 狼 后 怕 虎 Literally: “fear wolves in front and tigers behind”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
前怕狼後怕虎
- to be overly cautious and indecisive; to be plagued by fears
- 上了年紀的人都是前怕狼後怕虎,事事有顧慮。 [MSC, trad.]
- Shàng le niánjì de rén dōu shì qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, shìshì yǒu gùlǜ. [Pinyin]
- The elderly are always overly cautious and worry about every little thing.
上了年纪的人都是前怕狼后怕虎,事事有顾虑。 [MSC, simp.]- 做生意不能前怕狼後怕虎,否則將一事無成。 [MSC, trad.]
- Zuò shēngyi bùnéng qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, fǒuzé jiāng yīshìwúchéng. [Pinyin]
- You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.
做生意不能前怕狼后怕虎,否则将一事无成。 [MSC, simp.]