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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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 心 (#61)

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

怕

This word has been viewed 13333 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
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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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