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Chinese
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to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm |
ghost; sly; crafty
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ship stern
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to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm |
thief
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| trad. (船頭驚鬼，船尾驚賊)
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船頭
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驚
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鬼
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船尾
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驚
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賊
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| simp. (船头惊鬼，船尾惊贼)
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船头
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惊
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鬼
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船尾
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惊
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贼
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| Literally: “to fear ghosts at the bow and bandits at the stern”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
船頭驚鬼，船尾驚賊
- (Cantonese) to be timid and fear many things
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