What does it mean to be afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back? Idiom sentences and allusions to be afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back

Idiom name: qián pà láng, hòu pà hǔ

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[Explanation of the idiom] It is a metaphor for being timid and fearful of things, worrying too much.

[Origin of the idiom] Feng Weimin of the Ming Dynasty, "Qingjiang Yin·Fengqing Awakening": "I know clearly that the road to fireworks is difficult, there is a way out but no way out. A vicious tiger crawls into the heart, and a hungry thorn pricks the wolf into the belly. I am Nowadays, you are afraid of wolves before you and tigers behind you."

[Similar meaning] As timid as a mouse

[Usage] Complex sentence structure; used as object and clause; with derogatory meaning

[Example] He understands that people who have passed the grade are ~ and have worries about everything. (Zhou Libo's "The Storm" 1)

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Basic information [Back to directory]

Name: Previous Afraid of wolves, followed by tigers

Pinyin: q ián pà láng, hòu pà hǔ

Explanation: It is a metaphor for being timid and fearful of things, worrying too much.

Historical source [Back to Table of Contents]

"Reflections on the Emperor Chao" by Feng Weimin of the Ming Dynasty: "An upright hero, a figure in the Qing Dynasty, who was afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. Set up schemes to use poison , I just want to make Zhongliang jealous.”

He understood that people in senior grades are worried about everything.

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Synonyms: as timid as a mouse

Antonyms: bold and reckless

Interpretation: Wu Dalang hunts

Usage: as object, clause; refers to worries

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