唯恐

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Chinese

		yes; only; alone	afraid; frightened; to fear
trad. (唯恐)		唯	恐
simp. ^#(唯恐)		唯	恐
alternative forms		惟恐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéikǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ hung²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vi-khon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéikǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéikǒng
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-kʻung³
  - Yale: wéi-kǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weikoong
  - Palladius: вэйкун (vɛjkun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ hung²
  - Yale: wàih húng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ hung²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ hung²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶vi-khon
  - MiniDict: vi^去 khon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vi-khon
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vi²² kʰoŋ⁴⁴/

Adverb

唯恐

I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe

Synonyms

只怕 (zhǐpà)
可怕 (kěpà) (literary)
害怕 (hàipà) (dialectal)
怕不 (pàbù) (literary or dialectal)
恐怕 (kǒngpà)
恐防 (kong³ fang²) (Sichuanese)
盡驚／尽惊 (Hokkien)
驚了／惊了 (Min Nan)

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