生畏 [－－]

Jyutping sang1 wai3
Pinyin shēng wèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to feel intimidated
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
    (syn.) 怕, 害怕, 畏惧, 畏怯, 畏懼, 惧怕, 深怕, 嚇, 恐惧, 恐懼, 懼怕, 吓, 生怕
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我国经典，未经整理，读起来特别难，一般人往往望而生畏，结果是敬而远之。
    我國經典，未經整理，讀起來特別難，一般人往往望而生畏，結果是敬而遠之。
    wǒ guó jīng diǎn ， wèi jīng zhěng lǐ ， dú qǐ lái tè bié nán ， yī bān rén wǎng wǎng wàn gé r5 shēng wèi ， jié guǒ shì jìn gé r5 yuǎn zhī ．
    • Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.