ㄨㄟˋwèiㄙㄨㄛsuō

  1. 畏怯金史·○·本紀》:不識本職細碎以致州縣畏縮不敢行事。」退卻畏懼蝟縮不怕挺身

to cower, to flinch, to quail, to recoil
reculer, se dérober
zucken (vor Schmerz etc.)​, zurückweichen (V)​