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船頭慌鬼船尾慌賊
syun4 tau4 fong1 gwai2 syun4 mei5 fong1 caak6
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easily scared; being a worrywart; have cold feet; too timid or pessimistic to make a firm decision [literal] to fear a ghost at the bow and a robber at the stern [variant] 船頭驚鬼船尾驚賊, 船頭怕鬼船尾怕賊 [國] 前怕狼後怕虎 [華] 畏首畏尾 |
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Characters in this word:船 syun4 - ship; boat; vessel頭 tau4 - head; first; chief 慌 fong1 - panicky; flustered 鬼 gwai2 - ghost; devil; dishonest; terrible 船 syun4 - ship; boat; vessel 尾 mei5 - tail; rear; end; remnant 慌 fong1 - panicky; flustered 賊 caak6 - thief; burglar; evildoer; wicked |
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