畏首畏尾

afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing

wèi = w + ei4

to fear

shǒu = sh + ou3

head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc

wěi = w + ei3

tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

yǐ = y + Ø3

horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

畏首畏尾 is not used as a component in another word.

畏首畏尾 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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