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驚人

简惊人 · 繁驚人

Mandarin · pinyin jīng rén

astonishing

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驚: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
惊: jīng · frighten, surprise, startle

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1–2 · jing1 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ging1 jan4

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

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adj

surprising; astonishing

adj

(Hokkien) scary; frightening
(euphemistic) filthy; disgusting

verb

(Hokkien) to be afraid of people
(Hokkien) to scare people

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