嚇 [吓]

Jyutping haak1
Pinyin xià

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. interjection - tut, tut-tut, humph

嚇 [吓]

Jyutping haak3
Pinyin xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to frighten
  2. to scare
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. to threaten; (adjective) scary
  2. (verb) Threaten
  3. to frighten/to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/to startle
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令到​一個​人覺​得​好​驚
    to scare; to frighten
    • 幻覺嚟嘅啫！嚇我唔到嘅！
      幻觉嚟嘅啫！吓我唔到嘅！
      waan6 gok3 lai4 ge3 ze1! haak3 ngo5 m4 dou2 ge3!
      It's just an illusion! It can't scare me!
    • 佢趁我唔為意，失驚無神喺我耳邊大嗌，嚇到我成個人彈咗起身。
      佢趁我唔为意，失惊无神喺我耳边大嗌，吓到我成个人弹咗起身。
      keoi5 can3 ngo5 m4 wai4 ji3, sat1 geng1 mou4 san4 hai2 ngo5 ji5 bin1 daai6 aai3, haak3 dou3 ngo5 seng4 go3 jan4 daan6 zo2 hei2 san1.
      He screamed right into my ears when I wasn't paying attention and scared me so much that I jumped out of my chair.
    • 「咦，你今日唔使返工咩？」「你唔好嚇我喎，今日唔係星期六咩？」
      「咦，你今日唔使返工咩？」「你唔好吓我㖞，今日唔系星期六咩？」
      'ji2, nei5 gam1 jat6 m4 sai2 faan1 gung1 me1?' 'nei5 m4 hou2 haak3 ngo5 wo3, gam1 jat6 m4 hai6 sing1 kei4 luk6 me1?'
      'Hey, I thought you had to go to work today.' 'You can't be serious, can you? Isn't today Saturday?'
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in-compounds, literary
    to threaten; to intimidate
    • 恫嚇
      恫吓
      dòng hè
      to intimidate
  2. character, intransitive
    to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
  3. character, transitive
    to frighten; to scare
    • 驚嚇
      惊吓
      jīng xià
      to frighten
    • 嚇死寶寶了！
      吓死宝宝了！
      xià sǐ bǎo bao le ！
      (You) scared me! [Internet slang, usually by females]
    • 我被這情景嚇到了。
      我被这情景吓到了。
      wǒ bèi zhè qíng jǐng xià dào le ．
      I was frightened by the sight.
    • 她咳嗽的聲音很大，嚇了我一跳。
      她咳嗽的声音很大，吓了我一跳。
      tā ké sòu de shēng yīn hěn dà ， xià le wǒ yī tiào ．
      Her huge cough startled me.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. scare, frighten
  2. intimidate
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    RMY
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    RGCC
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 嚇唬 – 吓唬
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #813
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #244
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #391

嚇 [吓]

Jyutping haak3
Pinyin hè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to scare
  2. to intimidate
  3. to threaten
  4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
  5. (interjection showing astonishment)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in-compounds, literary
    to threaten; to intimidate
    • 恫嚇
      恫吓
      dòng hè
      to intimidate
  2. character, intransitive
    to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
  3. character, transitive
    to frighten; to scare
    • 驚嚇
      惊吓
      jīng xià
      to frighten
    • 嚇死寶寶了！
      吓死宝宝了！
      xià sǐ bǎo bao le ！
      (You) scared me! [Internet slang, usually by females]
    • 我被這情景嚇到了。
      我被这情景吓到了。
      wǒ bèi zhè qíng jǐng xià dào le ．
      I was frightened by the sight.
    • 她咳嗽的聲音很大，嚇了我一跳。
      她咳嗽的声音很大，吓了我一跳。
      tā ké sòu de shēng yīn hěn dà ， xià le wǒ yī tiào ．
      Her huge cough startled me.
  4. character
    Used to express astonishment.
    • 嚇，這是怎麽搞的！
      吓，这是怎么搞的！
      hè ， zhè shì zěn me gǎo de ！
      Damn! How has this happened?
    • 嚇，你看，這多麼好打算？
      吓，你看，这多么好打算？
      hè ， nǐ kàn ， zhè duō me hǎo dǎ suàn ？
      X
  5. character
    Used to express disapproval or resentment: tut-tut; humph
    • 嚇，豈有此理！
      吓，岂有此理！
      hè ， qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ ！
      Tut-tut! Absurd!
    • 嚇，什麼都瞞不過我。
      吓，什么都瞒不过我。
      hè ， shén me dōu mán bù guò wǒ ．
      X
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们被那景象吓了一跳。
    我們被那景象嚇了一跳。
    wǒ men bèi nà jǐng xiàng xià le yī tiào 。
    • We were surprised at the sight.
  2. Mandarin
    我决定要去外国读书，把父母吓了一跳。
    我決定要去外國讀書，把父母嚇了一跳。
    wǒ jué dìng yào qù wài guó dú shū ， bǎ fù mǔ xià le yī tiào 。
    • My decision to study abroad surprised my parents.
  3. Mandarin
    好恐怖，差点没把我魂吓飞。
    好恐怖，差點沒把我魂嚇飛。
    hǎo kǒng bù ， chà diǎn méi bǎ wǒ hún xià fēi 。
    • I almost went crazy with fear.
    • It was so horrible, I almost stopped breathing from fear.
  4. Mandarin
    我们收到消息时都吓了一跳。
    我們收到消息時都嚇了一跳。
    wǒ men shōu dào xiāo xi shí dōu xià le yī tiào 。
    • We were surprised at the news.
  5. Mandarin
    猴子跳到他身上的时候，他受到了惊吓。
    猴子跳到他身上的時候，他受到了驚嚇。
    hóu zi tiào dào tā shēn shang de shí hou ， tā shòu dào le jīng xià 。
    • He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    攞你本字典出嚟查吓呢啲字啦。
    攞你本字典出嚟查嚇呢啲字啦。
    lo2 nei5 bun2 zi6 din2 ceot1 lai4 caa4 haak3 nei4 di1 zi6 laa1 。
    • Look up the words in your dictionary.
  2. Cantonese
    成晚又落吓雨，又停吓雨。
    成晚又落嚇雨，又停嚇雨。
    sing4 maan5 jau6 lok6 haak3 jyu5 ， jau6 ting4 haak3 jyu5 。
    • It was raining on and off all night long.
  3. Cantonese
    俾我睇吓你喺巴黎影嗰啲相吖。
    俾我睇嚇你喺巴黎影嗰啲相吖。
    bei2 ngo5 tai2 haak3 nei5 hai2 baa1 lai4 jing2 go2 di1 soeng3 aa1 。
    • Let me see the pictures you took in Paris.
  4. Cantonese
    不如唞吓先啦？
    不如唞嚇先啦？
    bat1 jyu4 tau2 haak3 sin1 laa1 ？
    • What do you say to taking a rest?
  5. Cantonese
    睇吓！佢嚟咗喇！
    睇嚇！佢嚟咗喇！
    tai2 haak3 ！ keoi5 lai4 zo2 laa3 ！
    • There! She comes!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    负责领导的政务司副司长卓永兴表示，现时贴街招及乱抛垃圾罚则的阻吓力不足，有需要检讨及提高，又说加强检控并不是要「交数」。
    負責領導的政務司副司長卓永興表示，現時貼街招及亂拋垃圾罰則的阻嚇力不足，有需要檢討及提高，又説加強檢控並不是要「交數」。
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    为了保障公众利益和市民的生命财产，本席认为需判处具阻吓性的刑罚。
    為了保障公眾利益和市民的生命財產，本席認為需判處具阻嚇性的刑罰。
    • In order to protect the public interest, the lives and properties of citizens, I believe that a deterrence sentence is necessary.
  3. Cantonese
    架小巴咁cut线都有嘅，吓春我吖！
    架小巴咁cut線都有嘅，嚇春我吖！
    gaa3 siu2 baa1 gam2 kat1 sin3 dou1 jau5 ge2, haak3 ceon1 ngo5 aa1!
    • The minibus switching lanes like that scared the shit out of me!
  4. Cantonese
    化个噉嘅妆都有嘅？真系吓鬼死人喽。
    化個噉嘅妝都有嘅？真係嚇鬼死人嘍。
    faa3 go3 gam2 ge3 zong1 dou1 jau5 ge2? zan1 hai6 haak3 gwai2 sei2 jan4 lo3.
    • What kind of makeup is this? So deadly terrifying!
  5. Cantonese
    佢第一次睇恐怖片，有啲吓亲好正常。
    佢第一次睇恐怖片，有啲嚇親好正常。
    keoi5 dai6 jat1 ci3 tai2 hung2 bou3 pin2, jau5 di1 haak3 can1 hou2 zing3 soeng4
    • It's normal to get a little scared your first time watching a horror film.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    受惊吓
    受驚嚇
    shòu jīng xià
    • to be frightened
  2. Mandarin
    恫吓
    恫嚇
    dòng hè
    • to intimidate
  3. Mandarin
    惊吓
    驚嚇
    jīng xià
    • to frighten
  4. Mandarin
    吓死宝宝了！
    嚇死寶寶了！
    xià sǐ bǎo bao le ！
    • (You) scared me! [Internet slang, usually by females]
  5. Mandarin
    我被这情景吓到了。
    我被這情景嚇到了。
    wǒ bèi zhè qíng jǐng xià dào le ．
    • I was frightened by the sight.