阵脚

陣腳
zhènjiǎo
  1. (figurative) position; situation; circumstances
  2. (military) front line; front
  3. front line; front
  4. position; situation; circumstances

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 阵 zhèn
  1. disposition of troops
  2. wave
  3. spate
  4. burst
  5. spell
  6. short period of time
  7. classifier for events or states of short duration
=2 脚 jiǎo
  1. foot
  2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. base (of an object)
  4. classifier for kicks

classifiers: 雙, 隻
=2 脚 jué role (variant of 角 jué)

Containing this entry

自乱阵脚 zìluànzhènjiǎo
  1. (idiom) to lose one's head
  2. to panic
  3. to go to pieces