wèi
畏 (wèi) is a Chinese word meaning “to fear”.
Meanings
- 1to fear
Related words
畏惧to fear敬畏to revere畏缩to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil畏罪to dread punishment大无畏utterly fearless不畏unafraid畏首畏尾afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous畏缩不前to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance望而生畏(idiom) to feel intimidated敌敌畏(loanword) DDVP, aka dichlorvos (an organophosphate used as an insecticide)不畏强暴not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence畏怯timorous