粵

卻koek3步bou6

simp却步
koek3 bou6què bù

English

  1. to step back
  2. to step back esp. in fear or disgust

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔夠膽再向前行

Examples

  • 你唔可以遇到困難就卻步喎！

    You cannot simply step back because of the difficulty!

  • 有冇試過係你鍾意一個男仔，但係因為可能你覺得自己唔靚，你就有啲卻步呢？

    Have you ever liked someone but held back because you didn't feel attractive enough?

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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