







临事而惧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be cautious and apprehensive when confronting a task or situation”. To approach matters with carefulness and trepidation. Literally, “To fear when facing an event”.

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Open the tool →临事而惧 (lín shì ér jù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be cautious and apprehensive when confronting a task or situation”.
临事而惧 is pronounced lín shì ér jù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 临事而惧 means “to fear when facing an event”. It is used to mean “to be cautious and apprehensive when confronting a task or situation”.
临:遭遇,碰到;惧:戒惧。遇事谨慎戒惧。