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受寵若驚
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to feel overwhelmed by an unexpected favor; to feel unduly flattered Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:受 sau6 - receive; bear, suffer, endure寵 cung2 zung3 - bestow favour on 若 joek6 je5 - appear; seem; if; you 驚 geng1 ging1 - frighten; surprise; startle |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).