受宠若惊
shòu​chǒng​ruò​jīng

overwhelmed by favor

  • created sense approved 受宠若惊/受寵若驚 · shòu​chǒng​ruò​jīng · overwhelmed by favor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    受宠若惊 / 受寵若驚

    shòu​chǒng​ruò​jīng

    overwhelmed by favor

    overwhelmed by an unexpected favor or recognition from a superior; used as a humble expression when feeling both pleasantly surprised and slightly uneasy

    受宠 (literal) → 受宠/受寵 · shòu​chǒng · to receive favor 若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · to seem 惊 (literal) → 惊/驚 · jīng · to be startled

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense