粵

望mong6而ji4卻koek3步bou6

simp望而却步
mong6 ji4 koek3 bou6wàng ér què bù

English

  1. (lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to be deterred
  3. to have no courage to go forward

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 見到危險或者力所不及嘅事，就退卻不前

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

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