| 畏 |
wèi suō bù qián | to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance |
| 畏 |
wèi | to fear |
| 畏 |
wèi suō | to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil |
| 缩 |
suō | to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4] |
| 不 |
bù | no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |