Definitions

1. 1. lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to be extremely cautious
3. 3. to be skating on thin ice
4. 4. like treading on thin ice

Components

• 如 rú – as
• 履 lǚ – shoe
• 薄 Bó – surname Bo
• 冰 bīng – ice

Related Words

• 如临深渊，如履薄冰 rú lín shēn yuān , rú lǚ bó bīng – like standing on the edge of the abyss, and walking on thin ice