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嚇

简吓 · 繁嚇

Mandarin · pinyin hè#

to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment)

Mandarin · pinyin xià#

to frighten
to scare

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嚇: Look up this written character
吓: xià · scare, frighten; intimidate

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4 · he4

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haak1 · haak3

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(transitive) to frighten; to scare
(intransitive) to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
to threaten; to intimidate
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Used to express intimidation

character

Used to express disapproval, discontent, or resentment: tut-tut; humph
Used to express astonishment.
(Hokkien) Used to express a positive response: that's right; right
(Hokkien) Placed at the end of a sentence to indicate doubt: isn’t it so?

character

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to threaten; to intimidate; to frighten
(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to cow someone to submission

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