望而却步 (wàng ér què bù) | Meaning: (lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) to feel intimidated望而生畏wàng ér shēng wèi

to be afraid; to be scared害怕hài pà

(lit.) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) · (fig.) to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like知难而退zhī nán ér tuì

to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance畏缩不前wèi suō bù qián

to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth视为畏途shì wéi wèi tú

take a sidelong glance at · look askance at somebody (with fear or indignation) · squint at侧目而视cè mù ér shì

(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) · (fig.) to be deterred

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