驚駭

See also: 惊骇

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	astonish; startle
trad. (驚駭)		驚	駭
simp. (惊骇)		惊	骇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnghài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄏㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ haai⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-hǎi / keng-hāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnghài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄏㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinghài
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-hai⁴
  - Yale: jīng-hài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinghay
  - Palladius: цзинхай (czinxaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ haai⁵
  - Yale: gīng háaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ haai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ hai⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hǎi
  - Tâi-lô: king-hǎi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ hai²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hāi
  - Tâi-lô: king-hāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kenghai
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hai²²/

Adjective

驚駭

(literary) frightened; panic-stricken

Synonyms

刺促 (literary)
怖懼 / 怖惧 (bùjù) (literary)
恐慌 (kǒnghuāng)
恐懼 / 恐惧 (kǒngjù)
惶恐 (huángkǒng)
慹 / 𰑔 (zhí)
遑急 (huángjí) (literary)
驚恐 / 惊恐 (jīngkǒng)
驚惶 / 惊惶 (jīnghuáng) (literary or Min Nan)
驚慌 / 惊慌 (jīnghuāng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (驚駭):

→ Vietnamese: kinh hãi (驚駭)