小心谨慎 (xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn) | Meaning: cautious and timid (idiom); prudent | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

timid and overcautious · meticulous to a fault · cautious and meticulous · timorous and punctilious · prissy · overcautious谨小慎微jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi

cautious · prudent谨慎jǐn shèn

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules · meticulous · not one hair out of place一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒu

"as if on the brink of the abyss, as if treading on thin ice" - cautions临深履薄lín shēn lǚ bó

speak and act cautiously · be discreet in word and deed · mind one's P's and Q's谨言慎行jǐn yán shèn xíng

to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step · to consolidate at every step步步为营bù bù wéi yíng

cautious and timid (idiom); prudent · careful