驚某

See also: 惊某

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	(used before measure word and noun) some; (a) certain; so and so
trad. (驚某)		驚	某
simp. (惊某)		惊	某

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ-bó͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-bó͘
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-bóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvia'bor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

Etymology 1

• Literally: afraid of one's wife

Adjective

驚某

1. (Southern Min) to be henpecked; to be afraid of one's wife

Etymology 2

• It is believed that if a man is ticklish, it is a sign of fear of his present or future wife.

Idiom

驚某

1. (Southern Min) ticklish

Usage notes

• Used for describing a man is who ticklish.

Related terms

• 驚𢸣／惊𢸣 (kiaⁿ-ngiau)
• 畏𢸣 (ùi-ngiau)

See also

• (Mandarin) 怕老婆 (pàlǎopó)