fear wolves ahead and tigers behind

fear wolves ahead and tigers behind

fear wolves ahead and tigers behind. It's a metaphor for being timid and worrying too much. It comes from Feng Weimin of Ming Dynasty's song "qingjiangyin: Customs and Reflections": "knowing that the road of fireworks is hard, there is a way to go, but no way to come. The fierce tiger climbs the heart and the hungry wolf takes out the belly. Now I'm afraid of wolves and tigers. "

essential information

Name: fear wolf before, fear tiger after

Historical sources

It comes from Feng Weimin of Ming Dynasty's song "qingjiangyin: Customs and Reflections": "knowing that the road of fireworks is hard, there is a way to go, but no way to come. The fierce tiger climbs the heart and the hungry wolf takes out the belly. Now I'm afraid of wolves and tigers. "

Related usage

Synonym: timid antonym: daring allegorical sayings: Wu Dalang hunting usage: as object, clause; heavy care.