望而卻步 in Chinese

IPA: /wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ kʰœːk̚³ pou̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/, /mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ kʰœːk̚³ pou̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: wàng'érquèbù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mong⁶ ji⁴ koek³ bou⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wàng'érquèbù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wàng-ércyuèbù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wang⁴-êrh²-chʻüeh⁴-pu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wàng-ér-chywè-bù [Mandarin, Yale, standard], wanqerlchiuehbuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ванъэрцюэбу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], vanʺercjuebu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], mohng yìh keuk bouh [Cantonese, Yale], mong⁶ ji⁴ koek⁸ bou⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mong⁶ yi⁴ kêg³ bou⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 望而却步 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 望而卻步

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        "to shirk at the sight of danger"
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          "sight"
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          "danger",
          "danger"
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      "zh-pron": "wàng'érquèbù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ koek³ bou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng'érquèbù"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-ércyuèbù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴-êrh²-chʻüeh⁴-pu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-ér-chywè-bù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wanqerlchiuehbuh"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ванъэрцюэбу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʺercjuebu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohng yìh keuk bouh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ koek⁸ bou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ yi⁴ kêg³ bou⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ kʰœːk̚³ pou̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ kʰœːk̚³ pou̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "望而卻步"
}

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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 卻",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 望",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 步",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 而",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
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        "to shirk at the sight of danger"
      ],
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          "shirk",
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        [
          "sight",
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        ],
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          "danger",
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    }
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wàng'érquèbù"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ koek³ bou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng'érquèbù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-ércyuèbù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴-êrh²-chʻüeh⁴-pu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-ér-chywè-bù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wanqerlchiuehbuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ванъэрцюэбу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʺercjuebu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohng yìh keuk bouh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ koek⁸ bou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ yi⁴ kêg³ bou⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ kʰœːk̚³ pou̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ kʰœːk̚³ pou̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "望而卻步"
}

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"望而卻步" meaning in Chinese

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