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Chinese
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front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward |
to be afraid; to fear
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wolf
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back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
to be afraid; to fear
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tiger
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| trad. (前怕狼後怕虎)
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前
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怕
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狼
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後
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怕
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虎
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| simp. (前怕狼后怕虎)
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前
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怕
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狼
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后
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怕
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虎
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| Literally: “fear wolves in front and tigers behind”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
前怕狼後怕虎
- to be overly cautious and indecisive; to be plagued by fears
上了年紀的人都是前怕狼後怕虎，事事有顧慮。 [MSC, trad.]
上了年纪的人都是前怕狼后怕虎，事事有顾虑。 [MSC, simp.]- Shàng le niánjì de rén dōu shì qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, shìshì yǒu gùlǜ.
- The elderly are always overly cautious and worry about every little thing.
做生意不能前怕狼後怕虎，否則將一事無成。 [MSC, trad.]
做生意不能前怕狼后怕虎，否则将一事无成。 [MSC, simp.]- Zuò shēngyi bùnéng qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ, fǒuzé jiāng yīshìwúchéng.
- You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.