驚死

See also: 惊死

Chinese

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Pronunciation 1

Cantonese (Jyutping): geng¹ sei²
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ-sí

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: geng¹ sei²
  - Yale: gēng séi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: geng¹ sei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géng¹ séi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛːŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-sí
  - Tâi-lô: kiann-sí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kviasie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴¹/

Verb

驚⫽死 (verb-object)

(Cantonese, Min Nan) to fear death

Adjective

驚死

(Cantonese, Min Nan) afraid; scared; cowardly
你做咩咁驚死？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你做咩咁惊死？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ zou⁶ me¹ gam³ geng¹ sei²? [Jyutping]
Why are you so scared?

Synonyms

怕死

Descendants

→ English: kiasi

Pronunciation 2

Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ--sí

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ--sí
  - Tâi-lô: kiann--sí

Verb

驚死

(Min Nan) to scare someone to death
你真正予我驚死。 [Hokkien, trad.]
你真正予我惊死。 [Hokkien, simp.]
Lí chin-chiàⁿ hō͘ góa kiaⁿ--sí. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
You really scared me to death.

Synonyms

(Mandarin, Cantonese) 嚇死／吓死 (xiàsǐ)
(Wu) 嚇殺／吓杀 (xiàshā)

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