怕 pà

1. pà verb to fear; to be afraid of
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 害怕 (Kroll 2015 '怕' v 1; Unihan '怕')
2. pà adjective to be apprehensive
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 担心 (Kroll 2015 '怕' v 2; Unihan '怕')
3. pà adverb probably
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 也许 (Kroll 2015 '怕' adv 1)
4. pà adverb no wonder
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 难道 (Kroll 2015 '怕' adv 2)
5. pà adverb if
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 如果 (Kroll 2015 '怕' adv 3)
6. pà proper noun Pa
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: As in 如果 (Kroll 2015 '怕' n)

Contained in

• 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门(不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門) He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience
• 鬼怕恶人(鬼怕惡人) ghosts are afraid of evil too; an evil person fears someone even more evil
• 不怕 fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though
• 谁怕谁(誰怕誰) bring it on!; who's afraid?; who cares?
• 惧怕(懼怕) to be afraid
• 不怕不识货，只怕货比货(不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨) don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them
• 事怕行家 an expert always produces the best work
• 男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎(男怕入錯行，女怕嫁錯郎) men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man
• 担惊受怕(擔驚受怕) to feel apprehensive; to be alarmed
• 人怕出名猪怕肥(人怕出名豬怕肥) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fame has its price
• 人怕出名猪怕壮(人怕出名豬怕壯) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fame has its price
• 天不怕地不怕 fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth ; fearless
• 怕死鬼 afraid to die (contemptuous term)
• 不怕一万，就怕万一(不怕一萬，就怕萬一) better to be safe than sorry; to be prepared just in case
• 害怕 to fear; to be scared
• 生怕 to fear greatly
• 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩) once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy
• 红军不怕远征难(紅軍不怕遠征難) of the trying long march the Red Army makes light
• 脚正不怕鞋歪(腳正不怕鞋歪) a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip
• 世上无难事，只怕有心人(世上無難事，只怕有心人) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish; persistence will overcome
• 怕老婆 henpecked; to be under one's wife's thumb
• 怕怖 to fear
• 哪怕 even; even if; even though; no matter how
• 怕痒(怕癢) to be ticklish
• 天下无难事，只怕有心人(天下無難事，只怕有心人) nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set
• 怕羞 coy; shy; bashful
• 死猪不怕开水烫(死豬不怕開水燙) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water; to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted
• 惊怕(驚怕) alarmed; frightened
• 恐怕 scary; fearful ; perhaps; maybe
• 不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友(不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
• 诚怕(誠怕) concerned that
• 欺善怕恶(欺善怕惡) to bully the good natured and be scared of those who can do harm
• 只怕 I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
• 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩) bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years; once bitten twice shy
• 好饭不怕晚(好飯不怕晚) the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten
• 可怕 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary ; I am afraid that; perhaps
• 前怕狼后怕虎(前怕狼後怕虎) to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind; to be full of needless fears; reds under the beds
• 不怕不识货，就怕货比货(不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨) don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them
• 怕事 timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble
• 憺怕 at peace with few desires
• 不怕慢，就怕站 We should not fear being slow; we should fear coming to a standstill.
• 骇怕(駭怕) to be afraid; to be frightened
• 贪生怕死(貪生怕死) greedy for life, afraid of death; craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life
• 初生牛犊不怕虎(初生牛犢不怕虎) newborn calves do not fear tigers; the young are fearless
• 真金不怕火炼(真金不怕火煉) True gold fears no fire.
• 后怕(後怕) lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress
• 酒香不怕巷子深 fragrant wine fears no dark alley; quality goods need no advertising
• 不怕官，只怕管 it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb
• 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧(留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒) While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn . Where there's life there's hope.
• 怕生 fear of strangers; to be afraid of strangers (of small children)

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Truncated for common words

• 卷三百十五 列傳第二百〇三 雲南土司三 Volume 315 Biographies 203: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 23
• 第二回 Chapter 20 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
• 第七十四回 Chapter 74 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 9
• 第三十三回 Chapter 33 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 8
• 第二回 Chapter 60 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 8
• 第二回 Chapter 34 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 8
• 第四十五回 Chapter 45 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 7
• 第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 7
• 第三十二回 Chapter 32 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 7

Collocations

• 刀怕 (刀怕) 幹崖土舍刀怕愈欲奪從子宣撫官 — History of Ming 明史, 卷一百九十四 列傳第八十二 喬宇 孫交 林俊 金獻民 秦金 趙璜 鄒文盛 梁材 劉麟 蔣瑤 王廷相 Volume 194 Biographies 82: Qiao Yu, Sun Jiao, Lin Jun, Jin Xianmin, Qin Jin, Zhao Huang, Zou Wencheng, Liang Cai, Liu Lin, Jiang Yao, Wang Tingxiang — count: 9
• 怕文 (怕文) 罕拔又為緬招幹崖土舍刀怕文 — History of Ming 明史, 卷三百十五 列傳第二百〇三 雲南土司三 Volume 315 Biographies 203: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 3 — count: 6
• 怕雅 (怕雅) 其季子怕雅賽走八百 — History of Ming 明史, 卷三百十五 列傳第二百〇三 雲南土司三 Volume 315 Biographies 203: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 3 — count: 6
• 怕人 (怕人) 怕人恨怪 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第八回 Chapter 8 — count: 5
• 敢怕 (敢怕) 敢怕投東莊去歇 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第九回 Chapter 9 — count: 4
• 怕木 (怕木) 烏斯藏怕木竹巴之地 — History of Ming 明史, 卷三百三十一 列傳第二百十九 西域三 Volume 331 Biographies 219: Western Regions 3 — count: 4
• 怕举 (怕舉) 幹崖宣撫刀怕舉亦死 — History of Ming 明史, 卷三百十五 列傳第二百〇三 雲南土司三 Volume 315 Biographies 203: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 3 — count: 3
• 怕里 (怕裡) 渡怕里水 — History of Liao 遼史, 卷六十八　表第六:　遊幸表 Volume 68 Tables 6: Imperial Visits — count: 3
• 舍怕 (捨怕) 天順二年敕宣慰彭舍怕俾即選兵進討 — History of Ming 明史, 卷三百一十 列傳第一百九十八 土司 Volume 310 Biographies 198: Tribal Headmen — count: 3
• 怕八 (怕八) 怕八 — History of Jin 金史, 卷五十九　表第一:　宗室表 Volume 59 Tables 1: Imperial Family — count: 2