一驚一乍

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	for the first time; suddenly
trad. (一驚一乍)		一	驚	一	乍
simp. (一惊一乍)		一	惊	一	乍

Etymology

Related to 驚乍／惊乍.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījīngyīzhà

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄓㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ging¹ jat¹ zaa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījīngyīzhà [Phonetic: yìjīngyízhà]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄓㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijingyijhà
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-ching¹-i¹-cha⁴
    • Yale: yī-jīng-yī-jà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijingijah
    • Palladius: ицзинъичжа (iczinʺičža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ging¹ jat¹ zaa³
    • Yale: yāt gīng yāt ja
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ging¹ jat⁷ dzaa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ging¹ yed¹ za³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡saː³³/

Idiom

一驚一乍

1. being overly nervous or exciting; making a big deal out of a small matter