前怕狼后怕虎 in English qian2 pa4 lang2 hou4 pa4 hu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to be full of needless fears
  • reds under the beds

Simplified Characters

前 怕 狼 后 怕 虎

Traditional Characters

前 怕 狼 後 怕 虎

Pinyin

qian2 pa4 lang2 hou4 pa4 hu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

前qian2front 怕pa4surname Pa 狼lang2wolf 后hou4surname Hou 怕pa4surname Pa 虎hu3tiger