be afraid to advance
Chinese idioms, Pinyin w è IX ǐ B ù Qi á n, fear to retreat, dare not move forward.
Source: notes of Dongxuan written by Wei Tai of Song Dynasty: in Tang Dynasty, Jie began to play Zhang yaozuo, the admonishment officials were all Shangshu, and played wenyanbo, but Wu Kui was afraid of moving forward. At that time, he said that he was in front of the battle.
Chinese PinYin : wèi xǐ bù qián
be afraid to advance
make only superficial changes. gǎi tóu huàn miàn
be terrified by the sight of sb . or sth.. wàng ér shēng wèi
Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men. zhòng shǎng zhī xià,bì yǒu yǒng fū
Seeking loyalty and filial piety. qiú zhōng chū xiào