誠惶誠恐

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	frightened	honest; sincere; true	afraid; frightened; to fear
trad. (誠惶誠恐)		誠	惶	誠	恐
simp. (诚惶诚恐)		诚	惶	诚	恐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénghuángchéngkǒng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ wong⁴ sing⁴ hung²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénghuángchéngkǒng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénghuángchéngkǒng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-huang²-chʻêng²-kʻung³
    • Yale: chéng-hwáng-chéng-kǔng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernghwangcherngkoong
    • Palladius: чэнхуанчэнкун (čɛnxuančɛnkun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ wong⁴ sing⁴ hung²
    • Yale: sìhng wòhng sìhng húng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ wong⁴ sing⁴ hung²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ wong⁴ xing⁴ hung²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹ hʊŋ³⁵/

Idiom

誠惶誠恐

1. (honorific) in fear and trepidation; with fear and reverence (expression used in an official's report to the emperor)
2. so cautious that one is very terrified and anxious