诚惶诚恐
诚惶诚恐
chéng huáng chéng kǒng
in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
idiom
Traditional: 誠惶誠恐
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- (idiom) in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
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Related Words
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
→屏营(bīng yíng)— with fear and trepidation
→心惊肉跳(xīn jīng ròu tiào)— lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
→战战兢兢(zhàn zhàn jīng jīng)— trembling with fear
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