畏头畏尾 — “To be overly cautious and hesitant”
畏头畏尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly cautious and hesitant”. To be timid and indecisive, full of misgivings. Literally, “To fear the head and fear the tail”.
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在新的项目面前，他总是畏头畏尾，迟迟不敢做出决定。
Facing the new project, he was always hesitant and indecisive, reluctant to make a decision.
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More idioms starting with 畏
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- wèi畏dāo刀bì避jiàn箭flinch from danger
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- wèi畏tiān天xù恤mín民revere heaven and show compassion for people
- wèi畏tiān天mǐn悯rén人revere Heaven and pity humanity
- wèi畏tiān天ài爱mín民revere heaven, cherish people
- wèi畏tiān天zhī知mìng命revere Heaven and accept destiny
- wèi畏wēi威huái怀dé德fear power, cherish virtue
- wèi畏qiáng强qī欺ruò弱fear the strong, bully the weak
- wèi畏yǐng影è恶jì迹foolishly fearing one's own shadow and traces
- wèi畏yǐng影ér而zǒu走unnecessarily alarmed by imaginary fears
- wèi畏yǐng影bì避jì迹fear imaginary troubles and avoid things unnecessarily
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What does 畏头畏尾 mean?
畏头畏尾 (wèi tóu wèi wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly cautious and hesitant”.
How do you pronounce 畏头畏尾?
畏头畏尾 is pronounced wèi tóu wèi wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 畏头畏尾 literally mean?
Literally, 畏头畏尾 means “to fear the head and fear the tail”. It is used to mean “to be overly cautious and hesitant”.
What is the Chinese definition of 畏头畏尾?
畏：畏惧，害怕。比喻做事胆子小，顾虑多