怕 (paa3 | pa4) : fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps

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怕

paa3

pa4

[1] [v] fear; dread; be afraid of; worry about
[2] [adv] perhaps; maybe; I am afraid; I suppose

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Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

怕

This word has been viewed 13376 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Feb 2014 04:11

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怕擳 paa3 zit1 = ticklish (adj) 粵

怕死 paa3 sei2 pa4 si3 = cowardly

怕人 paa3 jan4 = shy person

怕怕 paa3*2 paa3 = afraid, very scared

可怕 ho2 paa3 ke3 pa4 = scary; terrifying

人怕出名豬怕壯 jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 zong3 = Seeking fame is akin to a pig seeking slaughter

生怕 saang1 paa3 sheng1 pa4 = extremely nervous; fearful

怕死鬼 paa3 sei2 gwai2 pa4 si3 gui3 = coward 粵

害怕 hoi6 paa3 hai4 pa4 = to fear, be afraid

恐怕 hung2 paa3 kong3 pa4 = [1] (I'm) afraid (that); [2] perhaps, I think

人怕出名豬怕肥 jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 fei4 ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2 = fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs

怕醜 paa3 cau2 pa4 chou3 = shy, bashfull 粵

怕醜草 paa3 cau2 cou2 = mimosa pudica

蚊怕水 man1 paa3 seoi2 = insect repellent

見過鬼怕黑 gin3 gwo3 gwai2 paa3 hak1 = A burnt child dreads the fire 粵

不怕 bat1 paa3 bu2 pa4 = fearless 國

非常害怕 fei1 soeng4 hoi6 paa3 fei1 chang2 hai4 pa4 = dread

怕羞 paa3 sau1 pa4 xiu1 = coy; shy; bashful

得人怕 dak1 jan4 paa3 = horrible, terrible, alarmed and afraid 粵

慌怕 fong1 paa3 = to be afraid of, to fear 粵

怕蝕底 paa3 sit6 dai2 = fear of being taken advantage 粵

冇有怕 mou5 jau5 paa3 = "don't worry!" 粵

唔怕一萬,只怕萬一 m4 paa3 jat1 maan6, zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1 = don't be so confident 粵

哪怕 naa5 paa3 na3 pa4 = even, even if, even though, no matter how 國

真金不怕紅爐火 zan1 gam1 bat1 paa3 hung4 lou4 fo2 = True gold fears no fire: a person of integrity can stand severe tests

見過鬼仲唔怕黑 gin3 gwo3 gwai2 zung6 m4 paa3 hak1 = learn a good lesson, so won't do the same mistake again 粵

唔怕一萬，至怕萬一 m4 pa3 jat1 maan6, zi3 paa3 maan6 jat1 wu2 pa4 yi1 wan4, zhi4 pa4 wan4 yi1 = one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency 粵

不怕一萬,只怕萬一 bat1 paa3 jat1 maan6，zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1 bu2 pa4 yi2 wan4, zhi3 pa4 wan4 yi1 = one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency

睇怕 tai2 paa3 di4 pa4 = it looks like...; I'm afraid... 粵

懼怕 geoi6 paa3 ju4 pa4 = fear

擔驚受怕 daam1 ging1 sau6 paa3 dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4 = feel alarmed

怕事 paa3 si6 pa4 shi4 = afraid of getting involved

怕臊 paa3 sou3 pa4 sao4 = shy, bashful

天不怕,地不怕 tin1 bat1 paa3 , dei6 bat1 paa3 tian1 bu4 pa4 , di4 bu4 pa4 = to fear nothing and no one

怕者 paa3 ze2 pa4 zhe3 = I'm afraid that; maybe 粵

Showing all 6 examples containing 怕

你係個怕死鬼。粵
You are a coward.

佢好怕死。粵
He/she is very cowardly.

佢乜嘢都怕，正一個冇膽鬼粵
He's scared of everything, he's a real coward.
[Lit. He what also scared, exactly one [counter] coward. Alternatively (and more simply): 佢乜嘢都怕，真係個冇膽鬼]

喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬粵
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten.
[Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.]

佢為家庭朋友不怕忍辱負重粵
He is unafraid to go through humiliation for the sake of family and friends.

我使驚你,怕你有牙呀？粵
I am not afraid of you. It's not like you have any real bite.
[For first part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,138128,138130#msg-138130 For latter part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?8,135281,135283#msg-135283]

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