"惶惶" meaning in Chinese

See 惶惶 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/, /wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/, /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/, /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/ Chinese transliterations: huánghuáng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wong⁴ wong⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hông-hông, huánghuáng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], huánghuáng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], huang²-huang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hwáng-hwáng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], hwanghwang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хуанхуан [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xuanxuan [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], wòhng wòhng [Cantonese, Yale], wong⁴ wong⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wong⁴ wong⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hông-hông [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], hông-hông [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], honghoong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], hwang hwang [Middle-Chinese] Forms: 皇皇, 遑遑
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 惶惶
  1. (literary, ideophonic) agitated; anxious; uneasy; terrified; upset Tags: ideophonic, literary Synonyms (agitated): 惶惑 (huánghuò), 惶遽 (huángjù) [literary]
    Sense id: en-惶惶-zh-adj-aYrJ0gIr Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Emotions: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'agitated': 96 4
  2. (literary, ideophonic) hurried; hasty; rushed Tags: ideophonic, literary
    Sense id: en-惶惶-zh-adj-n4Qb3nBm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 人心惶惶 (rénxīnhuánghuáng), 凄淒惶惶, 恓恓惶惶, 悽悽惶惶, 凄凄惶惶, 惶惶不可終日 (huánghuángbùkězhōngrì), 惶惶不可终日 (huánghuángbùkězhōngrì), 惶惶不安 (huánghuángbù'ān), 惶惶不定, 惶惶無措, 惶惶无措, 戰戰惶惶, 战战惶惶, 栖栖惶惶

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "rénxīnhuánghuáng",
      "word": "人心惶惶"
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      "word": "凄淒惶惶"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "恓恓惶惶"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "悽悽惶惶"
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      "word": "惶惶不定"
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      "word": "惶惶無措"
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      "word": "惶惶无措"
    },
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      "word": "戰戰惶惶"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "战战惶惶"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "form": "皇皇"
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      "form": "遑遑"
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      "zh-pron": "huánghuáng"
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "wong⁴ wong⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "hông-hông"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "huánghuáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huang²-huang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwáng-hwáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуанхуан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "wòhng wòhng"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wong⁴ wong⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wong⁴ wong⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-hông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-hông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "honghoong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwang hwang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "惶惶"
}
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      "roman": "rénxīnhuánghuáng",
      "word": "人心惶惶"
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    {
      "word": "恓恓惶惶"
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    {
      "word": "悽悽惶惶"
    },
    {
      "word": "凄凄惶惶"
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    {
      "roman": "huánghuángbùkězhōngrì",
      "word": "惶惶不可終日"
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    {
      "roman": "huánghuángbùkězhōngrì",
      "word": "惶惶不可终日"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huánghuángbù'ān",
      "word": "惶惶不安"
    },
    {
      "word": "惶惶不定"
    },
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      "word": "惶惶無措"
    },
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      "word": "惶惶无措"
    },
    {
      "word": "戰戰惶惶"
    },
    {
      "word": "战战惶惶"
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    {
      "word": "栖栖惶惶"
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          "hasty",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "huánghuáng"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wong⁴ wong⁴"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "hông-hông"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "huánghuáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huánghuáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huang²-huang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwáng-hwáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwanghwang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуанхуан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xuanxuan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wòhng wòhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wong⁴ wong⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wong⁴ wong⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-hông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-hông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "honghoong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwang hwang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "huánghuò",
      "sense": "agitated",
      "word": "惶惑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huángjù",
      "sense": "agitated",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "惶遽"
    }
  ],
  "word": "惶惶"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.