望而生畏

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
trad. (望而生畏)		望	而	生畏
simp. #(望而生畏)		望	而	生畏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàng'érshēngwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàng'érshēngwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàng-érshengwèi
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-êrh²-shêng¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: wàng-ér-shēng-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqerlshengwey
    • Palladius: ванъэршэнвэй (vanʺeršɛnvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³
    • Yale: mohng yìh sāng wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ yi⁴ seng¹ wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/

Idiom

望而生畏

1. to be terrified by the sight of someone or something

   • 我國經典，未經整理，讀起來特別難，一般人往往望而生畏，結果是敬而遠之。 [MSC, trad.]
     我国经典，未经整理，读起来特别难，一般人往往望而生畏，结果是敬而远之。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談

     Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]

     Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.