| 如履薄冰 |
rú lǚ bó bīng |
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious |
| 如 |
rú |
as / as if / such as |
| 履 |
lǚ |
shoe / to tread on |
| 薄 |
Bó |
surname Bo |
| 薄 |
báo |
thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile |
| 薄 |
bó |
meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near |
| 薄 |
bò |
see 薄荷 |
| 冰 |
bīng |
ice / CL:块 / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine |
| 冰 |
bīng |
variant of 冰 |