缩头乌龟

縮頭烏龜
suōtóuwūguī
  1. a turtle that pulls its head in
  2. (fig.) coward
  3. chicken

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) cowardly person; coward; ostrich
  2. cowardly person; coward; ostrich

Wiktionary

比喻懦弱不敢面对现实的人。

重編國語辭典

遇事懦弱退缩的人；胆小鬼、懦夫

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 缩 suō
  1. to withdraw
  2. to pull back
  3. to contract
  4. to shrink
  5. to reduce
  6. abbreviation
  7. also pr. sù
=2 头 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=2 头 tou suffix for nouns
3 乌龟 wūguī
  1. tortoise
  2. cuckold

Related entries

懦夫 nuòfū coward
懦夫難贏美女心。

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Source: Tatoeba

胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ coward
你们全都是胆小鬼

You're all cowards.

You're all chickenshits.

Source: Tatoeba

狗熊 gǒuxióng
  1. black bear
  2. coward
软脚虾 ruǎnjiǎoxiā
  1. weakling
  2. coward
鸡 jī
  1. fowl
  2. chicken
  3. (slang) prostitute

classifier: 隻

當雞像煎餅一樣平的時候, 那麼一定是拖拉機跑得比它們快。

When the chickens are flat as pancakes, then again the tractor must have been faster than them.

Source: Tatoeba