唯恐
唯恐 wéi kǒng ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ wai4 hung2
- for fear that
- lest
- also written 惟恐
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More words with these characters
唯
- 唯一 wéi yī ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ wai4 jat1 only; sole
- 唯独唯獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 only
- 唯二 wéi èr ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˋ (slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the only two
- 唯有 wéi yǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ wai4 jau5 only
- 唯物 wéi wù ㄨㄟˊ ㄨˋ wai4 mat6 materialistic
- 唯粉 wéi fěn ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄣˇ fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band
Idioms with these characters
- 任人唯亲任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣ jam6 jan4 wai4 can1 (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
- 任人唯贤任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 唯利是图唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ wai4 lei6 si6 tou4 (idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else
- 唯唯诺诺唯唯諾諾 wéi wéi nuò nuò ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ (idiom) to be a yes-man
- 诚惶诚恐誠惶誠恐 chéng huáng chéng kǒng ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ sing4 wong4 sing4 hung2 in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
- 惊恐万状驚恐萬狀 jīng kǒng wàn zhuàng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ging1 hung2 maan6 zong6 convulsed with fear (idiom)
- 争先恐后爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind