"望而生畏" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/, /mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: wàng'érshēngwèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wàng'érshēngwèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wàng-érshengwèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wang⁴-êrh²-shêng¹-wei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wàng-ér-shēng-wèi [Mandarin, Yale], wanqerlshengwey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ванъэршэнвэй [Mandarin, Palladius], vanʺeršɛnvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], mohng yìh sāng wai [Cantonese, Yale], mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mong⁶ yi⁴ seng¹ wei³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 望而生畏
  1. to be terrified by the sight of someone or something Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-望而生畏-zh-phrase-zXRYulwu Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.",
          "ref": "From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談",
          "roman": "Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]",
          "text": "我國經典,未經整理,讀起來特別難,一般人往往望而生畏,結果是敬而遠之。 [MSC, trad.]\n我国经典,未经整理,读起来特别难,一般人往往望而生畏,结果是敬而远之。 [MSC, simp.]",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be terrified by the sight of someone or something"
      ],
      "id": "en-望而生畏-zh-phrase-zXRYulwu",
      "links": [
        [
          "terrified",
          "terrified"
        ],
        [
          "sight",
          "sight"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng'érshēngwèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng'érshēngwèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-érshengwèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴-êrh²-shêng¹-wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-ér-shēng-wèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wanqerlshengwey"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ванъэршэнвэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʺeršɛnvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohng yìh sāng wai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ yi⁴ seng¹ wei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "望而生畏"
}
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 望",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 生",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 畏",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 而",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.",
          "ref": "From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談",
          "roman": "Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]",
          "text": "我國經典,未經整理,讀起來特別難,一般人往往望而生畏,結果是敬而遠之。 [MSC, trad.]\n我国经典,未经整理,读起来特别难,一般人往往望而生畏,结果是敬而远之。 [MSC, simp.]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be terrified by the sight of someone or something"
      ],
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          "terrified",
          "terrified"
        ],
        [
          "sight",
          "sight"
        ]
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng'érshēngwèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng'érshēngwèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-érshengwèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴-êrh²-shêng¹-wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-ér-shēng-wèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wanqerlshengwey"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ванъэршэнвэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʺeršɛnvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohng yìh sāng wai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ yi⁴ seng¹ wei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "望而生畏"
}

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