驚心

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	heart; mind
trad. (驚心)		驚	心
simp. (惊心)		惊	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ sam¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiâng-sîm
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingsin
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: jīng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshin
    • Palladius: цзинсинь (czinsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 精心 經心／经心 驚心／惊心

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ging¹ sam¹
    • Yale: gīng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 經心／经心 驚心／惊心

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiâng-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: giang^ˊ xim^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ xim¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-sim
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviasym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ sim³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

Verb

驚心

1. (literary) to be staggering; to be frightening; to be shocking
2. (literary) to be frightened; to be shocked

Synonyms

• 怵目驚心／怵目惊心
• 膽驚心顫／胆惊心颤
• 草木驚心／草木惊心
• 觸目驚心／触目惊心 (chùmùjīngxīn)
• 駭目驚心／骇目惊心
• 驚心動魄／惊心动魄 (jīngxīndòngpò)