船头惊鬼，船尾惊贼

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 船头惊鬼，船尾惊贼 – see 船頭驚鬼，船尾驚賊 (“to fear ghosts at the bow and bandits at the stern; to be timid and fear many things”). (This term is the simplified form of 船頭驚鬼，船尾驚賊).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.