恐後爭先

Chinese

		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒnghòuzhēngxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung² hau⁶ zang¹ sin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒnghòuzhēngxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒnghòujhengsian
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung³-hou⁴-chêng¹-hsien¹
    • 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: hung² hau⁶ zang¹ sin¹
    • Yale: húng hauh jāng sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung² hau⁶ dzang¹ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung² heo⁶ zeng¹ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

恐後爭先

1. Synonym of 爭先恐後／争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, “to vie to be first and fear to be last”)