望而生畏

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to fear
trad. (望而生畏)		望	而	生	畏
simp. ^#(望而生畏)		望	而	生	畏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàng'érshēngwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàng'érshēngwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqerlshengwey
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàng'érshengwèi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³
  - Yale: mohng yìh sāng wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ ji⁴ sang¹ wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ yi⁴ seng¹ wei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/

Idiom

望而生畏

to be terrified by the sight of someone or something
- 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.]
  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.]
  From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談
  Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]
  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.

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