in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
trad. 誠惶誠恐
Also written 誠惶誠恐【chéng huáng chéng kǒng】
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3诚
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(bound form) sincere; authentic, (literary) really; truly
- Pinyin
- chéng
- Traditional
- 誠
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 42149 of 2500
惶
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(bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
- Pinyin
- huáng
- Strokes
- 12
恐
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afraid, frightened, to fear
- Pinyin
- kǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 48350 of 2500