望而卻步

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Chinese

hope; expect; to visit
hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
to step back; to hang back
trad. (望而卻步) 卻步
simp. (望而却步) 却步

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Idiom

望而卻步

  1. to shirk at the sight of danger