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驚恐萬狀

简惊恐万状 · 繁驚恐萬狀

Mandarin · pinyin jīng kǒng wàn zhuàng

convulsed with fear (idiom)

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驚: Look up this written character
恐: kǒng · fear; fearful, apprehensive
萬: Look up this written character
狀: Look up this written character
惊: jīng · frighten, surprise, startle
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
状: zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official

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1–3–4–4 · jing1 kong3 wan4 zhuang4

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ging1 hung2 maan6 zong6

Cantonese word readings for 驚恐萬狀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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