爭先恐後

See also: 争先恐后

Chinese

		to try to be the first to do something	afraid; frightened; to fear	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (爭先恐後)		爭先	恐	後
simp. (争先恐后)		争先	恐	后

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngxiānkǒnghòu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄒㄧㄢㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): châng-siên-khiúng-heu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēngxiānkǒnghòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄒㄧㄢㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengshiankoonghow
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶
  - Yale: jāng sīn húng hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ xin¹ hung² heo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: châng-siên-khiúng-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zang´ xien´ kiung` heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zang¹ xian¹ kiung³ heu⁴
  - IPA: /t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ he̯u⁵⁵/

Idiom

爭先恐後

to vie to be first and fear to be last

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