| 唯恐天下不乱 |
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn |
to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) |
| 唯 |
wéi |
only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) |
| 唯 |
wěi |
yes |
| 唯恐 |
wéi kǒng |
for fear that / lest / also written 惟恐 |
| 恐 |
kǒng |
afraid / frightened / to fear |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
| 天下 |
tiān xià |
land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 乱 |
luàn |
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary |