受寵若驚

Chinese

		to receive favor; to be favored; to be pampered	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
trad. (受寵若驚)		受寵	若	驚
simp. (受宠若惊)		受宠	若	惊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòuchǒngruòjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ cung² joek⁶ ging¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòuchǒngruòjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòuchǒngruòjing
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-chʻung³-jo⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: shòu-chǔng-rwò-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showchoongruohjing
    • Palladius: шоучунжоцзин (šoučunžoczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau⁶ cung² joek⁶ ging¹
    • Yale: sauh chúng yeuhk gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ tsung² joek⁹ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ cung² yêg⁶ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ jœːk̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

受寵若驚

1. flattered; overwhelmed by favour from a superior