臨陣退縮 — lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

lin² zhen⁴ tui⁴ suo¹

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)/to get cold feet

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

臨

陣

退

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As word

1

lin²

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)/to get cold feet

2

zhen⁴

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)/to get cold feet

3

tui⁴

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)/to get cold feet

4

suo¹

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)/to get cold feet