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Chinese[edit]
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afraid; frightened; to fear
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to frighten; to scare; to intimidate to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten
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trad. (恐嚇)
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恐
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嚇
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simp. (恐吓)
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恐
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吓
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Pronunciation[edit]
恐嚇
- (transitive) to threaten; to intimidate
Synonyms[edit]
- 哄嚇/哄吓 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 哄翕 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 嚇唬/吓唬 (xiàhu) (colloquial)
- 威嚇/威吓
- 威脅/威胁 (wēixié) (also used figuratively)
- 恫嚇/恫吓 (dònghè)
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