畏影避迹 — “To be overly timid and cautious”
畏影避迹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly timid and cautious”. Fearing imaginary troubles or consequences, thus avoiding things unnecessarily and creating problems for oneself. Literally, “To fear one's own shadow and avoid one's own tracks”.
畏影避迹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 畏
- wèi畏zhī之rú如hǔ虎fear him like a tiger
- wèi畏dāo刀bì避jiàn箭flinch from danger
- wèi畏kǒu口shèn慎shì事be cautious in speech and prudent in action
- 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tóu头wèi畏wěi尾overly cautious and hesitant
- 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
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What does 畏影避迹 mean?
畏影避迹 (wèi yǐng bì jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly timid and cautious”.
How do you pronounce 畏影避迹?
畏影避迹 is pronounced wèi yǐng bì jì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 畏影避迹 literally mean?
Literally, 畏影避迹 means “to fear one's own shadow and avoid one's own tracks”. It is used to mean “to be overly timid and cautious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 畏影避迹?
比喻庸人自扰，不明事理。