| 望而却步 |
wàng ér què bù |
lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred |
| 望 |
wàng |
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards |
| 望 |
wàng |
15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望 |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 却 |
què |
old variant of 却 |
| 却 |
què |
but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though |
| 却步 |
què bù |
to step back |
| 步 |
Bù |
surname Bu |
| 步 |
bù |
a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation |