望 而 却 步

wàng ér què bùdictionary entry

(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / (fig.) to be deterred

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Original source entry:

望而卻步 望而却步 [wang4 er2 que4 bu4] /(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)/(fig.) to be deterred/

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