望而却步

Traditional: 望而卻步

wàng ér què bù

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)

What does 望而却步 mean?

望而却步 (wàng ér què bù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)

2(fig.) to be deterred

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望wàngfull moon · to hope 而érand · as well as 却quèold variant of 卻|却[que4]步Bùsurname Bu

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望而却步

wàng ér què bù

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