宠辱若惊
chǒng​rǔ​ruò​jīng

always on edge

  • created sense approved 宠辱若惊/寵辱若驚 · chǒng​rǔ​ruò​jīng · always on edge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宠辱若惊 / 寵辱若驚

    chǒng​rǔ​ruò​jīng

    always on edge

    to be anxious whether receiving favors or suffering humiliation; describes a state of mind focused on personal gain and loss

    chǒng​rù​ruò​jīng

    宠 (literal) → 宠/寵 · chǒng · favor 辱 (literal) → 辱 · rǔ · disgrace 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