畏首畏尾

Chinese

		to fear	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems	to fear	tail
simp. and trad. (畏首畏尾)		畏	首	畏	尾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèishǒuwèiwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai³ sau² wai³ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèishǒuwèiwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshoouweywoei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèishǒuwèiwěi
  - IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai³ sau² wai³ mei⁵
  - Yale: wai sáu wai méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai³ sau² wai³ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei³ seo² wei³ méi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯³³ mei̯¹³/

Idiom

畏首畏尾

to be afraid of the head, terrified of the tail
to be afraid of the slightest thing; ever fearful and nervous; to be full of misgivings; to be overcautious

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