怔怔

Chinese

		be startled	be startled
simp. and trad. (怔怔)		怔	怔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzhèng, lènglèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ, ㄌㄥˋ ㄌㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhèng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chêng⁴
    • Yale: jèng-jèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjenq
    • Palladius: чжэнчжэн (čžɛnčžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lènglèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˋ ㄌㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lènglèng
    • Wade–Giles: lêng⁴-lêng⁴
    • Yale: lèng-lèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lenqlenq
    • Palladius: лэнлэн (lɛnlɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ zing¹
    • Yale: jīng jīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ jing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

怔怔

1. (regional) dumbfounded; stupefied; startled

   • 我怔怔看著焚心業火啃噬幸福變空城 [MSC, trad.]
     我怔怔看着焚心业火啃噬幸福变空城 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2017, 梁一貞 (Jenny Liang), 《焚心》

     wǒ zhèngzhèng kàn zhe fénxīn yèhuǒ kěnshì xìngfú biàn kōngchéng [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)