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嚇唬

简吓唬 · 繁嚇唬

Mandarin · pinyin xià hu

to scare
to frighten

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唬: hǔ · to intimidate; to scare
吓: xià · scare, frighten; intimidate

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4–5 · xia4 hu5

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verb

(colloquial) to scare; to frighten; to threaten

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