望而卻步

to shrink back / to flinch

full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards

15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though

to step back

surname Bu

a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation