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驚

简惊 · 繁驚

Mandarin · pinyin jīng

to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
alarm

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驚: Look up this written character
惊: jīng · frighten, surprise, startle

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1 · jing1

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geng1 · ging1

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

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character · Etymology 1

to fear; to be afraid
(of a horse etc.) to be startled; to be shy
to frighten; to scare
scary; frightening
fearfully; I'm afraid that ...

noun · Etymology 2

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) alternative form of game. (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

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