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  geng1 ging1   jyutping
  jing1   pinyin
[1] [v] frighten; surprise; startle
[2] [adj] scary; surprised; startled

Jyutping geng1 is colloquial reading; ging1 is literary.
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 23
Level: 1
Radical: (#187)

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

This word has been viewed 26077 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Feb 2014 14:19

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detail  ging1 hei2  jing1 xi3 = pleasantly surprised; a pleasant surprise
detail  zan3 ging1  zhen4 jing1 = to shock; to astonish
detail  ging1 jan4  jing1 ren2 = frightening; amazing; astonishing; alarming; scary
detail  ging1 dung6  jing1 dong4 = to alarm; to alert; to disturb
detail  ging1 kei4  jing1 qi2 = to amaze; amazing
detail  ging1 fong1  jing1 huang1 = panic-stricken; to panic; to be alarmed; frightened
detail  ging1 ji6  jing1 yi4 = amazement
detail  ging1 ngaa6  jing1 ya4 = to confound; to astonish; to bamboozle
detail  hek3 ging1  chi1 jing1 = to be shocked; to be startled; to be amazed
detail  daai6 ging1 siu2 gwaai3  da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 = much ado over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill
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Showing all 2 examples containing 驚
detail audio 使乜
Why be scared? [Implication: Don't be scared.]
detail 使,
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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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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