嚇一跳

Chinese

		to frighten; to scare; to intimidate to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
trad. (嚇一跳)		嚇	一	跳
simp. (吓一跳)		吓	一	跳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàyītiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haak³ jat¹ tiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàyītiào [Phonetic: xiàyítiào]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàyitiào
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-i¹-tʻiao⁴
    • Yale: syà-yī-tyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahitiaw
    • Palladius: сяитяо (sjaitjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haak³ jat¹ tiu³
    • Yale: haak yāt tiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haak⁸ jat⁷ tiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hag³ yed¹ tiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːk̚³ jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯³³/

Verb

嚇⫽一跳 (verb-object)

1. to be startled; to be taken aback; to be scared out of one's skin

Synonyms

• 嚇破膽／吓破胆 (xiàpòdǎn)
• (Hokkien) 失膽／失胆