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擔驚受怕

简 担惊受怕 · 繁 擔驚受怕
Mandarin · pinyin dān jīng shòu pà

Meanings

  1. (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
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擔
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驚
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受
shòu · receive, accept, get; bear, stand
怕
pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
担
dān · carry, bear, undertake
惊
jīng · frighten, surprise, startle
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1–1–4–4 · dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3

Cantonese word readings for 擔驚受怕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to feel anxious and afraid; to be apprehensive

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