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惶恐

惶恐

Chinese

		frightened	afraid; frightened; to fear
simp. and trad. (惶恐)		惶	恐

Adjective

惶恐

terrified; scared

Adverb

惶恐

in a terrified manner

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huángkǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ hung²
Min Nan (POJ): hông-khióng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huángkǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangkoong
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ hung²
  - Yale: wòhng húng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ hung²
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ hʊŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-khióng
  - Tâi-lô: hông-khióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hongqiorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰiɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² kʰiɔŋ⁵³/