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畏首畏尾

Mandarin · pinyin wèi shǒu wèi wěi

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畏: wèi · fear, dread, awe, reverence
首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)

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4–3–4–3 · wei4 shou3 wei4 wei3

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wai3 sau2 wai3 mei5

Cantonese word readings for 畏首畏尾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

wai3 sau2 wai3 mei5

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to be afraid of the slightest thing; ever fearful and nervous; to be full of misgivings; to be overcautious