虛驚

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
trad. (虛驚)		虛	驚
simp. (虚惊)		虚	惊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ ging¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hir-kiaⁿ / hu-kiaⁿ / hi-kiaⁿ / hu-keng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syujing
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-ching¹
    • Yale: syū-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiujing
    • Palladius: сюйцзин (sjujczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi¹ ging¹
    • Yale: hēui gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-kiaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hir-kiann
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ kiã³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-kiaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hu-kiann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hu'kviaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-kiaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hi-kiann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'kviaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-keng
    • Tâi-lô: hu-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hu'kefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

虛驚

1. false alarm

Synonyms

• 誤警／误警 (wùjǐng)
• (Hokkien) 白驚／白惊, 空驚／空惊

Derived terms

• 虛驚一場／虚惊一场 (xūjīngyīchǎng)