timid and overcautious
Cautious, Chinese idiom, Pinyin for J ǐ nxi ǎ OSH è NW ē I, means too cautious, timid, dare not let go. It comes from Huainanzi · human training.
Idiom explanation
Careful: careful, careful; small, micro: small things.
The origin of Idioms
"Huainanzi · human training" says: "the sage respects the small and is careful, and moves without losing time."
Idiom usage
To be too careful. examples all his life was cautious and everything was in his place. After Zhuo Zhongyi's manuscript by Yun Jing in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi
timid and overcautious
sound on the whole though defective in details. dà chún xiǎo cī
become a monk or nun late in life. bàn lù chū jiā
be fond of the new and tired of the old. lián xīn yàn jiù