畏首畏尾 in English wei4 shou3 wei4 wei3 Meaning

Meanings

  • afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiomatic expression); ever fearful and nervous
  • afraid of the slightest thing

Simplified Characters

畏 首 畏 尾

Traditional Characters

畏 首 畏 尾

Pinyin

wei4 shou3 wei4 wei3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

畏wei4to fear 首shou3head 畏wei4to fear 尾wei3tail