be afraid to advance
Chinese idioms, Pinyin w è IX ǐ B ù Qi á n, fear to retreat, dare not move forward.
Source: notes of Dongxuan written by Wei Tai of Song Dynasty: in Tang Dynasty, Jie began to play Zhang yaozuo, the admonishment officials were all Shangshu, and played wenyanbo, but Wu Kui was afraid of moving forward. At that time, he said that he was in front of the battle.
be afraid to advance
respecting the old and being kind to the young - jìng lǎo cí shǎo
be not disturbed with a woman in one 's lap - zuò huái bù luàn
Eye opening and eyebrow relaxing - zhǎn yǎn shū méi
high carriage and four horses -- symbol of wealth and nobility - sì mǎ xuān chē
ready to die the cruelest death for principles - gān dǎn tú dì
venomous serpents and wild beasts - dú shé měng shòu