惶惶
Chinese
| frightened | frightened | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (惶惶) |
惶 | 惶 | |
| alternative forms | 皇皇 遑遑 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): huánghuáng
- (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wong4 wong4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-hông
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huánghuáng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huánghuáng
- Wade–Giles: huang2-huang2
- Yale: hwáng-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanghwang
- Palladius: хуанхуан (xuanxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wong4 wong4
- Yale: wòhng wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wong4 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: wong4 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hông
- Tâi-lô: hông-hông
- Phofsit Daibuun: honghoong
- IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: hwang hwang
Adjective
惶惶
- (literary, ideophonic) agitated; anxious; uneasy; terrified; upset
- (literary, ideophonic) hurried; hasty; rushed