壓驚

See also: 压惊

Chinese

FWOTD – 25 October 2016
 
to crush; to press; to push down
to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place
 
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
trad. (壓驚)
simp. (压惊)
alternative forms 硩驚硩惊 Min
Literally: “to suppress fright”.

Pronunciation


Note: teh-kiaⁿ - written as 硩驚 in Taiwan.

Verb

壓驚

  1. to help someone get over a shock (typically with liquor, food or cigarettes)
    壓壓驚 [MSC, trad.]
    压压惊 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiān chōu gēn yān yāyājīng. [Pinyin]
    I need to have a cigarette to help me recover from this shock.
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