爭先恐後

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): ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): châng-siên-khiúng-heu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngxiānkǒnghòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ 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

1. to vie to be first and fear to be last

Synonyms

• 恐後爭先／恐后争先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān)