DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

視為畏途

简视为畏途 · 繁視為畏途

Mandarin · pinyin shì wéi wèi tú

to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

視: Look up this written character
為: Look up this written character
畏: wèi · fear, dread, awe, reverence
途: tú · way, road, path, journey; course
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–2–4–2 · shi4 wei2 wei4 tu2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

視為畏途 · find source passages ↗ · 视为畏途 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

phrase

(idiomatic) to view as a dangerous road; to regard as a perilous undertaking

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack