chéng huáng chéng kǒng

Traditional: 誠惶誠恐

诚惶诚恐 (chéng huáng chéng kǒng) is a Chinese word meaning “in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)”.

Meanings

  1. 1in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)

Characters in 诚惶诚恐

诚chéng · (bound form) sincere; authentic惶huáng · (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation诚chéng · (bound form) sincere; authentic恐kǒng · afraid

Related words

恐怖terrible恐怕fear恐惧to be frightened诚实honest忠诚devoted真诚sincere; genuine; true恐吓to threaten恐慌panic恐afraid坦诚candid恐龙dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1])虔诚pious

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