Be afraid of pain and itch
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p à t à NGP à y à ng, which means to be afraid of head and tail. It's from old age commandos.
The origin of Idioms
"His name is Wen Chengshu," Zhang Ying wrote in his senior commando. "Because he is afraid of pain and itching, and he does nothing, he is not angry, so we call him" Wen Tun Shui. "
Analysis of Idioms
Be afraid of three or four
Idiom usage
To be timid is to be timid
Chinese PinYin : pà tòng pà yǎng
Be afraid of pain and itch
dissipated young sets who take a fancy to lewdness. yóu fēng làng dié
strict and fair in meting out rewards and punishments. shǎng fá xìn míng
be contented in poverty and devoted to things spiritual. gān pín lè dào