大吃一驚 (daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1) — jump out of one's skin; be astonished in Cantonese
daaiˍ₆大hek˗₃吃jatˉ¹一gengˉ¹驚简 大吃一惊
Mandarin Pinyin: da4chi1yi1jing1
Meaning of 大吃一驚
nounjump out of one's skin; be astonished
Example Sentences with 大吃一驚
keoiˏ₅佢datˍ₆突jinˎ₄然touˊ²出jin6,現，ngoˏ₅我daaiˍ₆大hek˗₃吃jatˉ¹一geng1.驚。
He suddenly appeared, I was greatly surprised.
tingˉ¹聽dou˗₃到siuˉ¹消sik1,息，keoiˏ₅佢daaiˍ₆大hek˗₃吃jatˉ¹一geng1.驚。
Hearing the news, he was greatly surprised.
go˗₃個gaa˗₃價cinˎ₄錢gamˊ²咁gwai3,貴，ngoˏ₅我daaiˍ₆大hek˗₃吃jatˉ¹一geng1.驚。
The price is so expensive, I was greatly surprised.
guˊ²估mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到haiˍ₆係keoi5,佢，ngoˏ₅我daaiˍ₆大hek˗₃吃jatˉ¹一geng1.驚。
I didn't expect it to be him, I was greatly surprised.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個git˗₃結gwo2,果，ngoˏ₅我daaiˍ₆大hek˗₃吃jatˉ¹一geng1.驚。
This result, I was greatly surprised.
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