驚 (geng1) — scary; surprised; startled in Cantonese
gengˉ¹驚简 惊
Mandarin Pinyin: jing1
Meaning of 驚
nounscary; surprised; startled
nounfrighten; surprise; startle
noun(adjective) 1. surprise; 2. Scary
Example Sentences with 驚
使乜驚？
Why be scared? [Implication: Don't be scared.]
ngoˏ₅我saiˊ²使gengˉ¹驚nei5,你,paa˗₃怕neiˏ₅你jauˏ₅有ngaaˎ₄牙aaˎ₄呀？
I am not afraid of you. It's not like you have any real bite.
gengˉ¹驚...食物中毒咋
Just scared of food poisoning.
keoiˏ₅佢gengˉ¹驚sikˍ₆食zingˊ²井seoiˊ²水
He's afraid of drinking well water.
ngoˏ₅我gengˉ¹驚saat˗₃殺janˎ₄人kingˎ₄鯨。
I'm afraid of killer whales.
Words Containing 驚
驚死geng1 sei2
to be terrified; "to be frightened to death"
驚天動地ging1 tin1 dung6 dei6
earthshaking; earth-shattering
驚異ging1 ji6
amazement
受寵若驚sau6 cung2 joek6 ging1
to feel overwhelmed by an unexpected favor; to feel unduly flattered
驚見ging1 gin3
be appalled to see; be awed at the sight of
唔聲唔聲，嚇人一驚m4 seng1 m4 seng1, haak3 jan4 jat1 geng1
to catch sb. by suprise; do sth. totally unexpected to the suprise of others
心驚驚sam1 geng1 geng1
afraid
驚青geng1 ceng1
to be afraid
令人驚異ling6 jan4 ging1 ji6
surprisingly
定驚ding6 ging1
to calm one's fear
驚慌ging1 fong1
panic-stricken; to panic; to be alarmed; frightened
驚堂木ging1 tong4 muk6
gavel block; gavel wood (used in courts of ancient China)
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