"爭先恐後" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/, /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/, /t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhēngxiānkǒnghòu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], châng-siên-khiúng-heu [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], zhēngxiānkǒnghòu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhengsiankǒnghòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chêng¹-hsien¹-kʻung³-hou⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jēng-syān-kǔng-hòu [Mandarin, Yale], jengshiankoonghow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжэнсянькунхоу [Mandarin, Palladius], čžɛnsjanʹkunxou [Mandarin, Palladius], jāng sīn húng hauh [Cantonese, Yale], dzang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zeng¹ xin¹ hung² heo⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], châng-siên-khiúng-heu [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], zang´ xien´ kiung` heu [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], zang¹ xian¹ kiung³ heu⁴ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian]
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/恐后争先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān), 恐後爭先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān), 恐后争先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān)
    Sense id: en-爭先恐後-zh-phrase-WcN~6aFp Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "zeng¹ xin¹ hung² heo⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "châng-siên-khiúng-heu"
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      "zh-pron": "zang¹ xian¹ kiung³ heu⁴"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Sixian"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "чжэнсянькунхоу"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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    },
    {
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jāng sīn húng hauh"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "dzang¹ sin¹ hung² hau⁶"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "zeng¹ xin¹ hung² heo⁶"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
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      "zh-pron": "zang´ xien´ kiung` heu"
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        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
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        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "zang¹ xian¹ kiung³ heu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kǒnghòuzhēngxiān",
      "word": "恐後爭先/恐后争先"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǒnghòuzhēngxiān",
      "word": "恐後爭先"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǒnghòuzhēngxiān",
      "word": "恐后争先"
    }
  ],
  "word": "爭先恐後"
}

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