吃一驚

See also: 吃一惊

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
trad. (吃一驚/喫一驚)		吃/喫	一	驚
simp. (吃一惊)		吃	一	惊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīyījīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ jat¹ ging¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīyījīng [Phonetic: chīyìjīng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihyijing
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-i¹-ching¹
    • Yale: chr̄-yī-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyijing
    • Palladius: чиицзин (čiiczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hek³ jat¹ ging¹
    • Yale: hek yāt gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ jat⁷ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hég³ yed¹ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ jɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

吃一驚

1. to be taken aback; to be startled

Synonyms

• 吃驚／吃惊 (chījīng)
• 嚇一跳／吓一跳 (xiàyītiào)
• 大吃一驚／大吃一惊 (dàchīyījīng)
• 著驚／著惊 (Hakka, Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 震動／震动 (zhèndòng) (literary)
• 震驚／震惊 (zhènjīng)
• 食驚／食惊 (Hokkien)
• 驚嚇／惊吓 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 驚愕／惊愕 (jīng'è)
• 驚懾／惊慑 (Quanzhou Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 大吃一驚／大吃一惊 (dàchīyījīng)