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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
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
timid and overcautious · meticulous to a fault · cautious and meticulous · timorous and punctilious · prissy · overcautious谨小慎微jǐn xiǎo shèn wēicautious and timid (idiom); prudent · careful小心谨慎xiǎo xīn jǐn shèncautious · prudent谨慎jǐn shènto advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step · to consolidate at every step步步为营bù bù wéi yíng
Antonyms
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages胡作非为hú zuò fēi wéito break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor · evildoer · to perpetrate outrages为非作歹wéi fēi zuò dǎi
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