畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˇ wai3 sau2 wai3 mei5
- afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
- afraid of the slightest thing
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畏
- 畏惧 畏懼 wèi jù ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ wai3 geoi6 to fear
- 畏缩 畏縮 wèi suō ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ wai3 suk1 to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
- 不畏 bù wèi ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ bat1 wai3 unafraid
- 可畏 kě wèi ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ ho2 wai3 dreadful
- 敬畏 jìng wèi ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ ging3 wai3 to revere
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- 生畏 shēng wèi ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟˋ sang1 wai3 to feel intimidated
- 畏友 wèi yǒu ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ wai3 jau5 revered friend
- 畏忌 wèi jì ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˋ wai3 gei6 to be arrested by fear
- 畏怯 wèi qiè ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ wai3 hip3 timorous
- 畏罪 wèi zuì ㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ wai3 zeoi6 to dread punishment
- 畏途 wèi tú ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨˊ wai3 tou4 dangerous road
- 畏难 畏難 wèi nán ㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄢˊ wai3 naan4 to be daunted by challenges
- 大无畏 大無畏 dà wú wèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ daai6 mou4 wai3 utterly fearless
- 敌敌畏 敵敵畏 dí dí wèi ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋ dik6 dik6 wai3 (loanword) DDVP, aka dichlorvos (an organophosphate used as an insecticide)
- 不畏强暴 不畏強暴 bù wèi qiáng bào ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄠˋ bat1 wai3 koeng4 bou6 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
- 不畏强权 不畏強權 bù wèi qiáng quán ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ bat1 wai3 koeng4 kyun4 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
- 人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
- 后生可畏 後生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ hau6 saang1 ho2 wai3 the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
- 望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟˋ mong6 ji4 sang1 wai3 (idiom) to feel intimidated
- 无所畏忌 無所畏忌 wú suǒ wèi jì ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˋ mou4 so2 wai3 gei6 without any fear of consequences
首
- 俯首 fǔ shǒu ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ fu2 sau2 to bend one's head
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 回首 huí shǒu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wui4 sau2 to turn around; to look back
- 为首 為首 wéi shǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wai4 sau2 head
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
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- 首创 首創 shǒu chuàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋ sau2 cong3 to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 首府 shǒu fǔ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ sau2 fu2 capital city of an autonomous region
- 首批 shǒu pī ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄧ sau2 pai1 first batch
- 首次 shǒu cì ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋ sau2 ci3 first
- 首相 shǒu xiàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sau2 soeng3 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇ sau2 nou5 head (of state)
- 首要 shǒu yào ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ sau2 jiu3 the most important
- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 senior official
- 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sau2 ling5 head; boss; chief
- 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sik1 jewelry
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 上首 shàng shǒu ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ soeng6 sau2 seat of honor
- 匕首 bǐ shǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ bei6 sau2 dagger
尾
- 尾巴 wěi ba ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ mei5 baa1 tail
- 尾气 尾氣 wěi qì ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˋ mei5 hei3 exhaust; emissions
- 尾声 尾聲 wěi shēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄥ mei5 sing1 coda
- 结尾 結尾 jié wěi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄟˇ git3 mei5 ending
- 追尾 zhuī wěi ㄓㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˇ zeoi1 mei5 to tailgate
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- 交尾 jiāo wěi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄟˇ gaau1 mei5 to copulate (of animals)
- 字尾 zì wěi ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˇ zi6 mei5 suffix
- 尾子 wěi zi ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ mei5 zi2 tail
- 尾击 尾擊 wěi jī ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧ mei5 gik1 attack from the rear
- 尾数 尾數 wěi shù ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨˋ mei5 sou3 remainder (after rounding a number)
- 尾期 wěi qī ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧ mei5 kei4 final period
- 尾梢 wěi shāo ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ mei5 saau1 the tip
- 尾椎 wěi zhuī ㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄟ mei5 zeoi1 coccyx
- 尾欠 wěi qiàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ mei5 him3 balance due
- 尾款 wěi kuǎn ㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ mei5 fun2 balance (money remaining due)
- 尾水 wěi shuǐ ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mei5 seoi2 tailwater
- 尾流 wěi liú ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ mei5 lau4 wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
- 尾灯 尾燈 wěi dēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄥ mei5 dang1 tail light (on vehicle)
- 尾牙 wěi yá ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚˊ mei5 ngaa4 a year-end dinner for employees
- 尾班 wěi bān ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄢ mei5 baan1 last service (of train, bus, boat etc)
Example sentences
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她 看起来 看起來 可能 有点 有點 畏首畏尾 的 ， 但 她 的 意志 其实 其實 十分 坚强 堅強 。
She seems timid, but she's actually a strong-willed person.
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