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望而卻步
简 望而却步 · 繁 望而卻步Mandarin · pinyin wàng ér què bù
Meanings
- (lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)
- (fig.) to be deterred
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4–2–4–4 · wang4 er2 que4 bu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mong6 ji4 koek3 bou6
Cantonese word readings for 望而卻步. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mong6 ji4 koek3 bou6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to shirk at the sight of danger
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