唯恐

wéikǒng
  1. for fear that
  2. lest
  3. also written 惟恐

CEDICT

I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe

Wiktionary

只怕。

重編國語辭典

生怕，只怕

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 唯 wéi
  1. only
  2. alone
  3. -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 zhǔyì or 论 lùn, e.g. 唯理论 wéilǐlùn, rationalism)
2 恐 kǒng
  1. afraid
  2. frightened
  3. to fear

Containing this entry

唯恐天下不乱 wéikǒngtiānxiàbùluàn to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

Related entries

惟恐 wéikǒng
  1. for fear that
  2. lest
  3. also written 唯恐
生怕 shēngpà
  1. to fear
  2. afraid
  3. extremely nervous
  4. for fear that
  5. to avoid
  6. so as not to