Daily Chinese Idiom Wordle Game
望而却步 (wàng ér què bù)
To shrink back at the sight of something; to be deterred by the difficulty or danger.
Literal: look and then step back
The steep price tag made many potential buyers look and step back.
This idiom describes a reaction to something intimidating.
The first character means 'to look' and the last character means 'to step'.