唯恐
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]yes; only; alone | afraid; frightened; to fear | ||
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trad. (唯恐) | 唯 | 恐 | |
simp. #(唯恐) | 唯 | 恐 | |
alternative forms | 惟恐 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéikǒng
- Wade–Giles: wei2-kʻung3
- Yale: wéi-kǔng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weikoong
- Palladius: вэйкун (vɛjkun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 hung2
- Yale: wàih húng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 hung2
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 hung2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Adverb
[edit]唯恐
- I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe