临阵退缩 (臨陣退縮) línzhèn tuìsuō

línzhèn tuìsuō set phrase to shrink back as the time for battle approaches; to get cold feet
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '臨陣退縮')

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Truncated for common words

• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 1
• The Doctrine of Buddhist Compassion 佛教的慈悲主義 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 1
• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life (1) 人間佛教的藍圖（上） Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
• The Doctrine of Compassion in Buddhism 佛教的慈悲主義 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 临阵退缩不敢 (臨陣退縮不敢) 反而臨陣退縮不敢去做 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, The Doctrine of Compassion in Buddhism 佛教的慈悲主義 — count: 4