爭先恐後

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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
anagram		恐後爭先／恐后争先

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngxiānkǒnghòu

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngxiānkǒnghòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄒㄧㄢㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengsiankǒnghòu
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-hsien¹-kʻung³-hou⁴
  - Yale: jēng-syān-kǔng-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengshiankoonghow
  - Palladius: чжэнсянькунхоу (čžɛnsjanʹkunxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶
  - Yale: jāng sīn húng hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ xin¹ hung² heo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: châng-siên-khiúng-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zang^ˊ xien^ˊ kiung^ˋ heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zang¹ xian¹ kiung³ heu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

爭先恐後

to vie to be first and fear to be last

Synonyms

恐後爭先／恐后争先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān)

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