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Jyutping haak3 zat6
Pinyin xià zhì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective + verb) frightened; panicked; scared
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    因為​有​啲​意料之外​嘅​事​發​生​咗​,​嚇到​唔​知​俾​咩​反應​好
    to be aghast; to be taken aback; to be frightened and frozen by a sudden unexpected event
    • 佢平時係一個好學生,我點都估唔到佢偷嘢,真係有啲嚇窒咗。
      佢平时系一个好学生,我点都估唔到佢偷嘢,真系有啲吓窒咗。
      keoi5 ping4 si4 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 hok6 saang1, ngo5 dim2 dou1 gu2 m4 dou3 keoi5 tau1 je5, zan1 hai6 jau5 di1 haak3 zat6 zo2.
      As she's ordinarily a good student, I never thought that she committed a theft. I was petrified.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to frighten; to petrify; to shock
    (syn.) 吓呆, 嚇呆
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 嚇呆了 – 吓呆了
  2. 嚇壞了 – 吓坏了
  3. 嚇倒了 – 吓倒了
  4. 嚇得說不出話來 – 吓得说不出话来
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢平时系一个好学生,我点都估唔到佢偷嘢,真系有啲吓窒咗。
    佢平時係一個好學生,我點都估唔到佢偷嘢,真係有啲嚇窒咗。
    keoi5 ping4 si4 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 hok6 saang1, ngo5 dim2 dou1 gu2 m4 dou3 keoi5 tau1 je5, zan1 hai6 jau5 di1 haak3 zat6 zo2.
    • As she's ordinarily a good student, I never thought that she committed a theft. I was petrified.