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

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

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

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