See 前怕狼後怕虎 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "fear wolves in front and tigers behind",
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"english": "The elderly are always overly cautious and worry about every little thing.",
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"roman": "Shàng le niánjì de rén dōu shì qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, shìshì yǒu gùlǜ.",
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"text": "上了年紀的人都是前怕狼後怕虎，事事有顧慮。",
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"english": "The elderly are always overly cautious and worry about every little thing.",
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"tags": [
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"text": "上了年纪的人都是前怕狼后怕虎，事事有顾虑。",
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},
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"english": "You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.",
"raw_tags": [
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"roman": "Zuò shēngyi bùnéng qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, fǒuzé jiāng yīshìwúchéng.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "做生意不能前怕狼後怕虎，否則將一事無成。",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.",
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "做生意不能前怕狼后怕虎，否则将一事无成。",
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"to be overly cautious and indecisive; to be plagued by fears"
],
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"cautious",
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[
"indecisive",
"indecisive"
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[
"plague",
"plague"
],
[
"fear",
"fear"
]
],
"tags": [
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "cin¹ paa³ long⁴ hau⁶ paa³ fu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "cián pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻien² pʻa⁴ lang² hou⁴ pʻa⁴ hu³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chyán pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chyan pah lang how pah huu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цянь па лан хоу па ху"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "cjanʹ pa lan xou pa xu"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chīn pa lòhng hauh pa fú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tsin¹ paa³ long⁴ hau⁶ paa³ fu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "qin¹ pa³ long⁴ heo⁶ pa³ fu²"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰaː³³ lɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²² pʰaː³³ fuː³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰaː³³ lɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²² pʰaː³³ fuː³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "前怕狼後怕虎"
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"Chinese terms spelled with 後",
"Chinese terms spelled with 怕",
"Chinese terms spelled with 狼",
"Chinese terms spelled with 虎",
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"examples": [
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"english": "The elderly are always overly cautious and worry about every little thing.",
"raw_tags": [
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"roman": "Shàng le niánjì de rén dōu shì qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, shìshì yǒu gùlǜ.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "上了年紀的人都是前怕狼後怕虎，事事有顧慮。",
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"english": "The elderly are always overly cautious and worry about every little thing.",
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"MSC",
"Simplified Chinese"
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"roman": "Shàng le niánjì de rén dōu shì qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, shìshì yǒu gùlǜ.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "上了年纪的人都是前怕狼后怕虎，事事有顾虑。",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.",
"raw_tags": [
"MSC",
"Traditional Chinese"
],
"roman": "Zuò shēngyi bùnéng qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, fǒuzé jiāng yīshìwúchéng.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "做生意不能前怕狼後怕虎，否則將一事無成。",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.",
"raw_tags": [
"MSC",
"Simplified Chinese"
],
"roman": "Zuò shēngyi bùnéng qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, fǒuzé jiāng yīshìwúchéng.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "做生意不能前怕狼后怕虎，否则将一事无成。",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be overly cautious and indecisive; to be plagued by fears"
],
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"overly",
"overly"
],
[
"cautious",
"cautious"
],
[
"indecisive",
"indecisive"
],
[
"plague",
"plague"
],
[
"fear",
"fear"
]
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
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{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "cin¹ paa³ long⁴ hau⁶ paa³ fu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "cián pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻien² pʻa⁴ lang² hou⁴ pʻa⁴ hu³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chyán pà láng hòu pà hǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chyan pah lang how pah huu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цянь па лан хоу па ху"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "cjanʹ pa lan xou pa xu"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chīn pa lòhng hauh pa fú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tsin¹ paa³ long⁴ hau⁶ paa³ fu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "qin¹ pa³ long⁴ heo⁶ pa³ fu²"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰaː³³ lɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²² pʰaː³³ fuː³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰaː³³ lɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²² pʰaː³³ fuː³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "前怕狼後怕虎"
}
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