擔驚受怕

Chinese

		to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole; burden; load; responsibility; picul (133.33 lbs.)	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive	to be afraid; to fear
trad. (擔驚受怕)		擔	驚	受	怕
simp. (担惊受怕)		担	惊	受	怕
alternative forms		耽驚受怕／耽惊受怕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dānjīngshòupà

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam¹ geng¹ sau⁶ paa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dānjīngshòupà
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: danjingshòupà
    • Wade–Giles: tan¹-ching¹-shou⁴-pʻa⁴
    • Yale: dān-jīng-shòu-pà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danjingshowpah
    • Palladius: даньцзиншоупа (danʹczinšoupa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daam¹ geng¹ sau⁶ paa³
    • Yale: dāam gēng sauh pa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daam¹ geng¹ sau⁶ paa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dam¹ géng¹ seo⁶ pa³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm⁵⁵ kɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯²² pʰaː³³/

Idiom

擔驚受怕

1. to feel anxious and afraid; to be apprehensive

Synonyms

• 擔驚受恐／担惊受恐 (dānjīngshòukǒng)