嚇大
Chinese
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten |
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嚇大) | 嚇 | 大 | |
| simp. (吓大) | 吓 | 大 | |
Etymology
- "to not be intimidated"
- 嚇大／吓大 (haak3 daai6) literally means "to grow up being intimidated", so by extension the compound means "to not be intimidated".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàdà
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàdà
- Wade–Giles: hsia4-ta4
- Yale: syà-dà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahdah
- Palladius: сяда (sjada)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haak3 daai6
- Yale: haak daaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: haak8 daai6
- Guangdong Romanization: hag3 dai6
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːk̚³ taːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
嚇大