驚駭

See also: 惊骇

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	astonish; startle
trad. (驚駭)		驚	駭
simp. (惊骇)		惊	骇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnghài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ haai⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-hǎi / keng-hāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnghài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinghài
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-hai⁴
    • Yale: jīng-hài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinghay
    • Palladius: цзинхай (czinxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ haai⁵
    • Yale: gīng háaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ haai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ hai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hǎi
    • Tâi-lô: king-hǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ hai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hāi
    • Tâi-lô: king-hāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kenghai
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hai²²/

Adjective

驚駭

1. (literary) frightened; panic-stricken

Synonyms

• 刺促 (literary)
• 怖懼／怖惧 (bùjù) (literary)
• 恐慌 (kǒnghuāng)
• 恐懼／恐惧 (kǒngjù)
• 惶恐 (huángkǒng)
• 慹／𰑔 (zhí)
• 遑急 (huángjí) (literary)
• 驚恐／惊恐 (jīngkǒng)
• 驚惶／惊惶 (jīnghuáng) (literary or Min Nan)
• 驚慌／惊慌 (jīnghuāng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (驚駭):

• → Vietnamese: kinh hãi (驚駭)