诚惶诚恐 Traditional 誠惶誠恐 chéng huáng chéng kǒng 🔊 in fear and trepidation (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings chéng huáng chéng kǒng 誠惶誠恐 in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility) Its characters 诚chéngsincere; authentic惶huángfear; dread; anxiety; trepidation恐kǒngafraid