嚇一跳 [吓－－]

Jyutping haak3 jat1 tiu3
Pinyin xià yī tiào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. startled
  2. to frighten
  3. scared out of one's skin
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    誇張​噉​表達​俾​某​啲​嘢​嚇親​，​程度​比嚇​稍​為​高
    to give somebody a scare
    • 出面有人突然大嗌，嚇咗我一跳。
      出面有人突然大嗌，吓咗我一跳。
      ceot1 min6 jau5 jan4 dat6 jin4 daai6 aai3, haak3 zo2 ngo5 jat1 tiu3.
      It gives me a scare when suddenly I hear a scream from outside.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be startled; to be scared out of one's skin
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我吓一跳。
    我嚇一跳。
    wǒ xià yī tiào 。
    • I'm shocked.
    • I was shocked.