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恐怖

Mandarin · pinyin kǒng bù

Meanings

  1. terrible
  2. frightful
  3. frightening
  4. terror
  5. terrorist
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恐
kǒng · fear; fearful, apprehensive
怖
bù · terror, fear; frighten; terrified
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3–4 · kong3 bu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hung2 bou3

Cantonese word readings for 恐怖. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hung2 bou3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. terrifying; dreadful; horrific; frightening
  2. afraid; fearful

noun

  1. terror; dread; horror
  2. horror (film genre)
  3. terrorism

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