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paa˗₃
Pinyin
pa4
Translations
noun
perhaps; maybe; I am afraid; I suppose
noun
fear; dread; be afraid of; worry about
noun
(verb) 1. worry about; (adjective) scared
saangˉ¹paa˗₃
Pinyin
sheng1 pa4
Translations
noun
extremely nervous; fearful | [粵]: 慌死, 驚 (geng1)
paa˗₃seiˊ²gwaiˊ²
Pinyin
pa4 si3 gui3
Translations
noun
coward--literally, death-fearing ghost
gin˗₃gwo˗₃gwaiˊ²zungˍ₆mˎ₄paa˗₃hakˉ¹
(见过鬼仲唔怕黑)
Pinyin
jian4 guo4 gui3 zhong4 wu2 pa4 hei1
Translations
noun
learn a good lesson, so won't do the same mistake again
hoˊ²paa˗₃
Pinyin
ke3 pa4
Translations
noun
scary; terrifying | [粵]: 得人驚, 得人怕
gin˗₃gwo˗₃gwaiˊ²paa˗₃hakˉ¹
(见过鬼怕黑)
Pinyin
jian4 guo4 gui3 pa4 hei1
Translations
noun
A burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten, twice shy
noun
Once somebody has seen a ghost he will forever be afraid of darkness
noun
once bitten, twice shy (slang)
batˉ¹paa˗₃jatˉ¹maan6,zi2,paa˗₃maanˍ₆jatˉ¹
(不怕一万,只怕万一)
Pinyin
bu2 pa4 yi2 wan4, zhi3 pa4 wan4 yi1
Translations
noun
one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency
hoiˍ₆paa˗₃
Pinyin
hai4 pa4
Translations
noun
to fear, be afraid | [粵]: 怕,
paaˊ²paa˗₃
Pinyin
pa4 pa4
Translations
noun
afraid, very scared
noun
feeling scared or afraid
geoiˍ₆paa˗₃
(惧怕)
Pinyin
ju4 pa4
Translations
noun
fear
janˎ₄paa˗₃ceotˉ¹mengˊ²zyuˉ¹paa˗₃zong˗₃
(人怕出名猪怕壮)
Pinyin
ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 zhuang4
Translations
noun
Alternative: 人怕出名豬怕肥
noun
Seeking fame is akin to a pig seeking slaughter; Literally, "It is undesirable for a man to be famous or a pig to grow fat (and subsequently be slaughtered)"; Figuratively, "Fame attracts envy and therefore brings trouble".
zanˉ¹gamˉ¹batˉ¹paa˗₃hungˎ₄louˎ₄foˊ²
(真金不怕红炉火)
Pinyin
zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 hong2 lu2 huo3
Translations
noun
True gold fears no fire: a person of integrity can stand severe tests
mˎ₄pa˗₃jatˉ¹maan6,zi˗₃paa˗₃maanˍ₆jatˉ¹
(唔怕一万,至怕万一)
Pinyin
wu2 pa4 yi1 wan4, zhi4 pa4 wan4 yi1
Translations
noun
one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency
paa˗₃cauˊ²couˊ²
(怕丑草)
Pinyin
pa4 chou3 cao3
Translations
noun
mimosa pudica (also 含羞草)
noun
mimosa pudica (a plant)
dakˉ¹janˎ₄paa˗₃
Pinyin
de2 ren2 pa4
Translations
noun
horrible, terrible, alarmed and afraid [Syn.] 得人驚 [華]: 令人害怕 , 可怕 , 使人吃驚
noun
scary
nimˉ¹hingˉ¹paa˗₃cungˏ₅
(拈轻怕重)
Pinyin
nian1 qing1 pa4 zhong4
Translations
noun
picking easy jobs and avoid the hard ones
janˎ₄paa˗₃ceotˉ¹mengˊ²zyuˉ¹paa˗₃feiˎ₄
(人怕出名猪怕肥)
Pinyin
ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2
Translations
noun
one should be cautious of fame, as a pig should fear becoming fat.
noun
fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.
noun
or:
noun
Alternative: 人怕出名豬怕壯
daamˉ¹gingˉ¹sauˍ₆paa˗₃
(担惊受怕)
Pinyin
dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4
Translations
noun
feel alarmed/frightened; be in fear and anxiety
houˊ²louˊ²paa˗₃laanˍ₆louˊ²
(好佬怕烂佬)
Pinyin
hao3 lao3 pa4 lan4 lao3
Translations
noun
Good guys are afraid of bad guys, it means guys of good quality do not argue or fight with guys who are unreasonable
gwaiˊ²douˉ¹paa˗₃
Pinyin
gui3 dou1 pa4
Translations
noun
(literally: even the ghost would be afraid); to describe something which will scare everyone
houˊ²louˊ²paa˗₃laanˍ₆louˊ²laanˍ₆louˊ²paa˗₃put˗₃fuˏ₅
(好佬怕烂佬烂佬怕泼妇)
Pinyin
hao3 lao3 pa4 lan4 lao3 lan4 lao3 pa4 po1fu4
Translations
noun
Good guys are afraid of bad guys, bad guys are afraid of bad tempered women, it means someone of good quality do not argue or fight with those who are unreasonable [colloquial]
paa˗₃seiˊ²
Pinyin
pa4 si3
Translations
noun
cowardly--literally, fearing death
noun
fear death or failure
paa˗₃siˍ₆
Pinyin
pa4 shi4
Translations
noun
afraid of getting involved
fongˉ¹paa˗₃
Pinyin
huang1 pa4
Translations
noun
to be afraid of, to fear
noun
afraid
paa˗₃sitˍ₆daiˊ²
(怕蚀底)
Pinyin
pa4 shi2 di3
Translations
noun
fear of being taken advantage