畏wèi
Ⅰ （害怕） fear: 無 ～ fearlessness; 望而生 ～ be terrified by the sight of sb. or sth. Ⅱ ? ? （畏懼） fear: 不 ～ 強(qiáng)暴 defy brute force
? （佩服） respect: 敬 ～ revere; 后生可 ～。 Youth are to be regarded with respect.
另見 see also wēi。
◆畏避 avoid sth. out of fear; keep away from sth. out of dread; recoil from; flinch from; 畏敵如虎 fear the enemy as if he were a tiger; 畏寒植物 frigofuge; 畏忌 have scruples; fear; dread; 畏懼 fear; awe; dread; 畏難 be afraid of difficulty; 畏難而退 be overawed by the difficulties and retreat; awed by the difficulty and step (back); 畏強(qiáng)凌弱 quail before the strong and be overbearing with the weak; 畏怯 cowardly; timid; chickenhearted; 畏怯不前 show one's white feather; 畏首畏尾 be overcautious; be fainthearted; fear both the beginning and the end — excessive fear; befilled with misgivings and fear(s);be frightened all over; be full of misgivings; be scared from beginning to end; be timid; 畏縮 recoil; shrink; flinch; 畏縮不前 hesitate to press forward; draw timidly back; flinch from; hang back in face of danger; recoil in fear; shrink because of fear; 畏知天命 stand in awe of Heaven and resign to fate; 畏途 [書] a dangerous road — a perilous undertaking; 畏畏縮縮 have the jitters; 畏惡風(fēng)寒 {醫(yī)} aversion to wind and cold; 畏葸 [書] timid; afraid; 畏葸不前 be afraid to advance; hesitate to press forward; recoil in fear; 畏葸退縮 recoil from fear; 畏友 esteemed friend; 畏友嚴(yán)師 a friend of high moral character and a teacher of stern integrity; 畏罪 dread punishment for one's crime; 畏罪潛逃 flee to escape punishment; abscond to avoid punishment; escape one's due punishment; flee for fear of being punished; 畏罪自殺 commit suicide for fear of punishment; commit suicide to escape punishment; kill oneself for fear of punishment; kill oneself to escape punishment