前怕狼后怕虎 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

不用前怕狼后怕虎

2

你别前怕狼后怕虎

3

前怕狼后怕虎是……的

4

总是前怕狼后怕虎的

5

不要前怕狼后怕虎

Definition

前不着村，后不着店

Literally means:

fear wolves ahead and tigers behind

Actually means:

have too many concerns

It figuratively describes someone who has too many concerns when doing something. Derogative.

比喻这也怕，那也怕，什么事情都不敢做。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object, predicate or attributive. (作宾语、谓语、定语)

1

Nǐ

你

bùyào

不要

qiánpàlánghòupàhǔ

前怕狼后怕虎

de

的

,

xiǎng

想

hǎo

好

le

了

jiù

就

dàdǎn

大胆

dì

地

qù

去

zuò

做

。

Don't be afraid of wolves and then afraid of tigers, think about it and do it boldly.

2

Tā

他

zǒngshì

总是

qiánpàlánghòupàhǔ

前怕狼后怕虎

de

的

,

shénme

什么

shìqing

事情

dōu

都

zuò

做

bùhǎo

不好

。

He was always afraid of the wolf and then afraid of the tiger, and he doesn't do anything well.

3

Tīngshuō

听说

tā

他

shì

是

gè

个

qiánpàlánghòupàhǔ

前怕狼后怕虎

de

的

rén

人

,

lián

连

shù

树

yèzǐ

叶子

diào

掉

xiàlái

下来

yě

也

pà

怕

zá

砸

le

了

nǎodài

脑袋

。

I heard that he was a man who was afraid of tigers after the wolf, even if the leaves fell off and he was afraid of smashing his head.