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怔

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng#

(bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng#

(dialect) to stare blankly; to be in a daze
Taiwan pr. lèng

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怔: zhēng · a disease resembling neurosis

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character · Etymology 1

(used in compounds) terrified; seized with terror; panic-stricken

character · Etymology 2

(regional) to stare blankly; to be in a daze

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