驚醒

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
trad. (驚醒)		驚	醒
simp. (惊醒)		惊	醒

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngxǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ sing²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiâng-siáng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-séng / kiaⁿ-chhíⁿ / kiaⁿ-chhéⁿ / kiaⁿ--chhíⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngxǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingsǐng
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-hsing³
    • Yale: jīng-syǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshiing
    • Palladius: цзинсин (czinsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ sing²
    • Yale: gīng síng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ sing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ xing²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiâng-siáng
    • Hakka Romanization System: giang^ˊ xiang^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ xiang³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴ si̯aŋ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-séng
    • Tâi-lô: king-síng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengseang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-chhíⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-tshínn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviachvie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-chhéⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-tshénn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviazhvea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ--chhíⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kiann--tshínn

Verb

驚醒

1. (intransitive) to wake up with a start; to be roused suddenly from sleep
2. (intransitive, figurative) to suddenly come to realise
3. (transitive) to rouse; to wake someone up

Synonyms

• (to wake up with a start): (Cantonese) 扎醒 (zaat3 seng2)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngxing

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngxing
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingsi̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-hsing⁵
    • Yale: jīng-sying
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing.shing
    • Palladius: цзинсин (czinsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²/

Adjective

驚醒

1. (colloquial) to be a light sleeper; to be sleeping lightly