驚醒

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
trad. (驚醒)		驚	醒
simp. (惊醒)		惊	醒

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngxǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ sing²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiâng-siáng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-séng / kiaⁿ-chhíⁿ / kiaⁿ-chhéⁿ / kiaⁿ--chhíⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngxǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingsǐng
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-hsing³
  - Yale: jīng-syǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshiing
  - Palladius: цзинсин (czinsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ sing²
  - Yale: gīng síng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ sing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ xing²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiâng-siáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: giang´ xiang`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ xiang³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴ si̯aŋ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-séng
  - Tâi-lô: king-síng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengseang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-chhíⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kiann-tshínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kviachvie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-chhéⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kiann-tshénn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kviazhvea
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ--chhíⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kiann--tshínn

Verb

驚醒

(intransitive) to wake up with a start; to be roused suddenly from sleep
(intransitive, figurative) to suddenly come to realise
(transitive) to rouse; to wake someone up

Synonyms

(to wake up with a start): (Cantonese) 扎醒 (zaat3 seng2)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngxing

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngxing
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingsi̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-hsing⁵
  - Yale: jīng-sying
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing.shing
  - Palladius: цзинсин (czinsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²/

Adjective

驚醒

(colloquial) to be a light sleeper; to be sleeping lightly