"戦々恐々" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

Forms: 戦々恐々 [canonical] (ruby: (せん), (せん), (きょう), (きょう)), sensen-kyōkyō [romanization], 戦々恐々とした [adnominal] (ruby: (せん), (せん), (きょう), (きょう)), 戦々恐々たる [adnominal] (ruby: (せん), (せん), (きょう), (きょう)), 戦々恐々と [adverbial] (ruby: (せん), (せん), (きょう), (きょう)), 戦々恐々として [adverbial] (ruby: (せん), (せん), (きょう), (きょう))
Etymology: Yojijukugo (四字熟語). Borrowed from Chinese 戰戰兢兢/战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng). 恐 is a daiyōji replacing 兢. Etymology templates: {{ja-glossary|Yojijukugo}} Yojijukugo, {{sortkey|ja}} せんせんきょうきょう, {{ja-yoji}} Yojijukugo (四字熟語), {{bor|ja|zh|戰戰兢兢}} Chinese 戰戰兢兢/战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng), {{sortkey|ja|戦々恐々}} せんせんきょうきょう, {{ja-daiyouji|恐|兢}} 恐 is a daiyōji replacing 兢 Head templates: {{ja-adj|せんせん-きょうきょう|infl=tari}} 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう) • (sensen-kyōkyō) ^†-tari (adnominal 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)とした (sensen-kyōkyō to shita) or 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)たる (sensen-kyōkyō taru), adverbial 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)と (sensen-kyōkyō to) or 戦(せん)々(せん)恐(きょう)々(きょう)として (sensen-kyōkyō to shite))
  1. (ideophonic) trembling with fear; apprehensive and careful; fearful and cautious Tags: ideophonic
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