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恐後爭先
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Chinese
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afraid; frightened; to fear
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
to
try
to be the
first
to do
something
trad.
(
恐後爭先
)
恐
後
爭先
simp.
(
恐后争先
)
恐
后
争先
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
kǒnghòuzhēngxiān
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
hung
2
hau
6
zang
1
sin
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
kǒnghòuzhēngxiān
Zhuyin
:
ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
kǒnghòujhengsian
Wade–Giles
:
kʻung
3
-hou
4
-chêng
1
-hsien
1
Yale
:
kǔng-hòu-jēng-syān
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
koonghowjengshian
Palladius
:
кунхоучжэнсянь
(kunxoučžɛnsjanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
hung
2
hau
6
zang
1
sin
1
Yale
:
húng hauh j
ā
ng s
ī
n
Cantonese Pinyin
:
hung
2
hau
6
dzang
1
sin
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
hung
2
heo
6
zeng
1
xin
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²² t͡sɐŋ
⁵⁵
siːn
⁵⁵
/
Idiom
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恐後爭先
Synonym of
爭先恐後
/
争先恐后
(
zhēngxiānkǒnghòu
,
“
to
vie
to be
first
and
fear
to be
last
”
)