恐怕

恐怕

Chinese

		afraid; frightened; to fear	to be afraid; to fear
trad. (恐怕)		恐	怕
simp. #(恐怕)		恐	怕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒngpà

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung² paa³
• Min Nan (POJ): khióng-phàⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒngpà
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongpah
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰa̠⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung² paa³
    • Yale: húng pa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung² paa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung² pa³
    • IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ³⁵ pʰaː³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khióng-phàⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khióng-phànn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiofngphvax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰã²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰã²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰã¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰã²¹/

Verb

恐怕

1. to fear; to dread

Adverb

恐怕

1. fearfully
2. I'm afraid that ...; probably (with regret)

Synonyms

• 可怕 (kěpà)
• 唯恐 (wéikǒng)
• 只怕 (zhǐpà)
• (Min Nan) 盡驚／尽惊