fear wolves ahead and tigers behind
fear wolves ahead and tigers behind. It's a metaphor for being timid and worrying too much. It comes from Feng Weimin of Ming Dynasty's song "qingjiangyin: Customs and Reflections": "knowing that the road of fireworks is hard, there is a way to go, but no way to come. The fierce tiger climbs the heart and the hungry wolf takes out the belly. Now I'm afraid of wolves and tigers. "
essential information
Name: fear wolf before, fear tiger after
Historical sources
It comes from Feng Weimin of Ming Dynasty's song "qingjiangyin: Customs and Reflections": "knowing that the road of fireworks is hard, there is a way to go, but no way to come. The fierce tiger climbs the heart and the hungry wolf takes out the belly. Now I'm afraid of wolves and tigers. "
Related usage
Synonym: timid antonym: daring allegorical sayings: Wu Dalang hunting usage: as object, clause; heavy care.
Chinese PinYin : qián pà láng,hòu pà hǔ
fear wolves ahead and tigers behind
dwell in benevolence and righteousness. jū rén yóu yì
high officials and noble lords. dá guān guì yào