"爭先恐後" meaning in All languages combined

See 爭先恐後 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Neipu, Sinological-IPA] Audio: Zh-zhengxiankonghòu.ogg [Mandarin, Bopomofo], LL-Q9186 (yue)-Luilui6666-争先恐后.wav [Cantonese, Jyutping] Forms: 争先恐后 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 爭先恐後
  1. to vie to be first and fear to be last Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 恐後爭先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān), 恐后争先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān)
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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  "senses": [
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        "to vie to be first and fear to be last"
      ],
      "id": "en-爭先恐後-zh-phrase-WcN~6aFp",
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        [
          "vie",
          "vie"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "last",
          "last"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "kǒnghòuzhēngxiān",
          "word": "恐後爭先"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kǒnghòuzhēngxiān",
          "word": "恐后争先"
        }
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhēngxiānkǒnghòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ"
    },
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶"
    },
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "châng-siên-khiúng-heu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhēngxiānkǒnghòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhengsiankǒnghòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chêng¹-hsien¹-kʻung³-hou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jēng-syān-kǔng-hòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jengshiankoonghow"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžɛnsjanʹkunxou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжэнсянькунхоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jāng sīn húng hauh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zeng¹ xin¹ hung² heo⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "châng-siên-khiúng-heu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang^ˊ xien^ˊ kiung^ˋ heu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang¹ xian¹ kiung³ heu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "爭先恐後"
}
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    {
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        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "Advanced Mandarin",
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 先",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 後",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 恐",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 爭",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hakka chengyu",
        "Hakka idioms",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "to vie to be first and fear to be last"
      ],
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          "vie",
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        ],
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          "first",
          "first"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "last",
          "last"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhēngxiānkǒnghòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ"
    },
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      "audio": "Zh-zhengxiankonghòu.ogg",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
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    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶"
    },
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "châng-siên-khiúng-heu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhēngxiānkǒnghòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhengsiankǒnghòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chêng¹-hsien¹-kʻung³-hou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jēng-syān-kǔng-hòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jengshiankoonghow"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžɛnsjanʹkunxou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжэнсянькунхоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jāng sīn húng hauh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zeng¹ xin¹ hung² heo⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "châng-siên-khiúng-heu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang^ˊ xien^ˊ kiung^ˋ heu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zang¹ xian¹ kiung³ heu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kǒnghòuzhēngxiān",
      "word": "恐後爭先"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǒnghòuzhēngxiān",
      "word": "恐后争先"
    }
  ],
  "word": "爭先恐後"
}

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