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Jyutping wai3 suk1
Pinyin wèi suō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cower
  2. to flinch
  3. to quail
  4. to recoil
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Cringe
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to cower; to flinch; to recoil
    (syn.) 猬缩, 蝟縮
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4317
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    士兵作战时毫无畏缩,但到了最后还是不得不投降。
    士兵作戰時毫無畏縮,但到了最後還是不得不投降。
    shì bīng zuò zhàn shí háo wú wèi suō , dàn dào liǎo zuì hòu hái shi bù dé bù tóu xiáng 。
    • The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    而不要满足于已得的胜利,轻视敌人,放松对于敌人的进攻,或者畏缩不前,坐失消灭敌人的时机,招致革命的失败。
    而不要滿足於已得的勝利,輕視敵人,放鬆對於敵人的進攻,或者畏縮不前,坐失消滅敵人的時機,招致革命的失敗。
    ér bù yào mǎn zú yú yǐ dé de shèng lì , qīng shì dí rén , fàng sōng duì yú dí rén de jìn gōng , huò zhě wèi suō bù qián , zuò shī xiāo miè dí rén de shí jī , zhāo zhì gé mìng de shī bài .
    • And [the masses] must not rest content with the victories already won, underestimate the enemy, slacken their attacks or hesitate to press forward, and so let slip the opportunity of destroying the enemy, bringing failure to the revolution.