谨小慎微

nǐ zěn me huì biàn de zhè yàng jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi

你怎么会变得这样谨小慎微？

How come you've become so cautious and meticulous?

yī wèi jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi de jūn zǐ

一位谨小慎微的君子

a well-mannered man

tā gèng jiā jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi jīng jīng yè yè jìn lì qǔ xìn tǎo hǎo qí shàng sī

他更加谨小慎微，兢兢业业，尽力取信讨好其上司。

He was even more cautious than ever, and did his utmost to win the trust and favour of the superior.

wǒ bù xī wàng rén rén dōu biàn chéng jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi de jūn zǐ

我不希望人人都变成谨小慎微的君子。

I hope that not everyone becomes overcautious.

zài rén shēng dào lù shang zǒu shàng pō lù yào áng shǒu kuò bù zǒu xià pō lù yào jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi zǒu yáng guān dào yào mù shì qián fāng zǒu yáng cháng lù yào fǔ shì jiǎo xià

在人生道路上，走上坡路要昂首阔步，走下坡路要谨小慎微，走阳关道要目视前方，走羊肠路要俯视脚下。

The road in life, uphill to swagger, downhill to be timid and overcautious, way to go straight ahead, take a road to overlooking the foot.