望而卻步

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)		望	而	卻步
simp. (望而却步)		望	而	却步

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàng'érquèbù

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ ji⁴ koek³ bou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàng'érquèbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqerlchiuehbuh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàng'ércyuèbù
  - Wade–Giles: wang⁴-êrh²-chʻüeh⁴-pu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁶ ji⁴ koek³ bou⁶
  - Yale: mohng yìh keuk bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ ji⁴ koek⁸ bou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ yi⁴ kêg³ bou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ kʰœ̽ːk̚³ pou̯²²/

Idiom

望而卻步

to shirk at the sight of danger

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