有恃無恐

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	rely upon	not have	afraid; frightened; to fear
trad. (有恃無恐)		有	恃	無	恐
simp. (有恃无恐)		有	恃	无	恐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒushìwúkǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ci⁵ mou⁴ hung²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒushìwúkǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushyhwukoong
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǒushìhwúkǒng
  - IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ ci⁵ mou⁴ hung²
  - Yale: yáuh chíh mòuh húng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ tsi⁵ mou⁴ hung²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ qi⁵ mou⁴ hung²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː¹³ mou̯²¹ hʊŋ³⁵/

Idiom

有恃無恐

to be emboldened in the knowledge that one has backing; to fear nothing with someone at one's back
- 得不到的永遠在騷動　被偏愛的都有恃無恐 [MSC, trad.]
  得不到的永远在骚动　被偏爱的都有恃无恐 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 陳奕迅 (lyricist 李焯雄), 紅玫瑰
  dé bùdào de yǒngyuǎn zài sāodòng; bèi piān'ài de dōu yǒushìwúkǒng [Pinyin]
  Deprived, in a disturbance;
  Possessed, how supercilious.

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