timid and evasive; timid and makeshift
Describes a person who is cowardly and resorts to half-hearted, evasive measures, or an approach that is timid and makeshift. Often used critically.
I'm disgusted by his timid and evasive attitude.
Such a timid and makeshift measure won't solve the problem.
Compound of 小心 (しょうしん, 'timid') and 姑息 (こそく, 'makeshift, stopgap').