怯 (hip3 | qie4) : timid, nervous

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怯

hip3

qie4

[1] timid; nervous; cowardly
[2] rustic; uncouth; in poor taste

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

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

怯

This word has been viewed 4033 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Sep 2009 06:00

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膽怯 daam2 hip3 dan3 qie4 = timid

畏怯 wai3 hip3 wei4 qie4 = cowardly, timid

卑怯 bei1 hip3 bei1 qie4 = mean and cowardly; abject

怯場 hip3 coeng4 qie4 chang3 = to have stage fright

怯懦 hip3 no6 qie4 nuo4 = timid, overcautious

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雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

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Decimal representation of this word: 怯
Unicode code for this character: U+602f (off-site link)

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