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Home / Idiom / 谨小慎微

timid and overcautious · meticulous to a fault · cautious and meticulous · timorous and punctilious · prissy · overcautious

谨小慎微
jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
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(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yìcautious · prudent谨慎jǐn shènlit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) · fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly一笔不苟yī bǐ bù gǒulit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger坐不垂堂zuò bù chuí tángcautious and timid (idiom); prudent · careful小心谨慎xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn
Antonyms
daring · presumptuous · daredevil胆大妄为dǎn dà wàng wéinegligent · careless · inadvertent粗心大意cū xīn dà yì
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