be overcautious(wèi shǒ wèi wěi)

be overcautious

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w è ISH ǒ UW è IW ě I, which means to be afraid before and after; it means to be timid in doing things and worry about many things. From Zuo Zhuan, the 17th year of Wengong.

The origin of Idioms

"The seventeen year of the Duke of Wen in Zuozhuan:" how many others are there

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. My sister is most happy when she meets a drinking order. She is never afraid of the first and the last. (the 84th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty) (2) the complete works of Yin Qian's essays by Yin Qian in contemporary times: "it has become a taboo in today's critical circles, but they don't know that in the long run, literature will go to a terrible situation. Literature is not only useless to human spiritual life, but also harmful." 3. Because Tong Guan had a fit last time, he set up such regulations again, which made it very difficult for him to get in and out of the way. It's so-called fear of head and tail. The 123 chapters of Dangkou Zhi by Yu Wanchun in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Jin and Chu were both big countries, while Zheng was relatively weak. In order to expand their sphere of influence, Jin and Chu wanted to turn Zheng into their vassal. once, in order to dominate the princes and create momentum, King linggong called a meeting of neighboring small countries near the state of Zheng. Because Zheng was located between Jin and Chu, he did not want to offend Jin or Chu, so he had to find an excuse not to participate. Duke Ling of Jin didn't see Duke mu of Zheng coming, so he thought that the state of Zheng had two hearts for Jin. When Zheng Mugong got to know this, he wrote a letter to Jin linggong, stating the friendly relationship between the state of Zheng and the state of Jin, explaining the situation of the state of Zheng and the attitude of the state of Zheng. The letter also said: "our state of Zheng is located between Jin and Chu. We are afraid of Jin in the north and Chu in the south, so we are not invited to attend the meeting. As the old saying goes: 'the head is also afraid, the tail is also afraid, how much space is left in the whole body? What's the rest of the body The old saying goes: 'when a deer is about to die, it doesn't choose a shelter, just a place to live. "This is exactly what happened in the state of Zheng. If we were forced to leave, we would have to go to the state of Chu. If we went to the state of Chu, you forced us to do so!" when Jin linggong saw the letter, he was afraid that Zheng would really go to the state of Chu, so he decided not to ask Zheng for help and sent someone to negotiate with him. The Marquis of Jin combined with the marquis in Hu, even in Song Dynasty. When the Marquis of Jin Dynasty didn't see Zheng Bo, he thought he was second to Chu. The envoy of Zheng Zi's family wrote to Zhao xuanzi, telling him: "I have been on the throne for three years In May of the 15th year, marquis Chen went to the imperial court from my city. In the first month of the previous year, the force of candle went to Chaoyi. In August, I went to court again. Chen and CAI Zhimi were famous in Chu, but they didn't dare to be two Yan, which was the reason of my city. Although I am a king, why can't I avoid it? During the reign, once in Xiang, and goodbye to you. The second and third ministers of Yi and Gu are related to Jiang. Although China is a small country, they despise it. "Today's great power says," I have not fulfilled my ambition. " There is no way to add to the ruin of my city. The ancients said, "how many people are afraid of their head and tail?" He also said: "when a deer dies, it doesn't choose its sound. "A small country is a matter of a big country, and virtue is a matter of its own; if it is not, it is a matter of its own. If it is desperate, how can it choose? If you lose your life, you will die. It is only the Deacon's order to treat you with my Fu. " In the second year of Wengong, the dynasty was in Qi. In the fourth year, it was Qi who invaded CAI and was also established in Chu. How can it be a crime to live among big powers and obey the order? There is no escape for a great power if it is given a plan. "Gong Shuo of Jin Dynasty was established in Chu Dynasty, while Zhao Chuan and his son-in-law Chi were of high quality.

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