怕生 [－－]

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Pinyin pà shēng

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

怕生 [－－]

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Pinyin pà shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. fear of strangers
  2. to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be shy with strangers
    (syn.) 怯生, 驚生份, 认生, 惊生份, 認生
    • 我這個人從小就特別怕生。
      我这个人从小就特别怕生。
      wǒ zhè ge rén cóng xiǎo jiù tè bié pà shēng ．
      I've been afraid of strangers since I was little.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    惧怕爱就是惧怕生活，那些惧怕生活的人已经有四分之三部分死了。
    懼怕愛就是懼怕生活，那些懼怕生活的人已經有四分之三部分死了。
    jù pà ài jiù shì jù pà shēng huó ， nà xiē jù pà shēng huó de rén yǐ jīng yǒu sì fēn zhī sān bù fen sǐ le 。
    • To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我朋友个仔一啲都唔怕生保。
    我朋友个仔一啲都唔怕生保。
    ngo5 pang4 jau5 go3 zai2 jat1 di1 dou1 m4 paa3 saang1 bou2.
    • My friend's son doesn't shy away from the unfamiliar [usually people] at all.
  2. Mandarin
    我这个人从小就特别怕生。
    我這個人從小就特別怕生。
    wǒ zhè ge rén cóng xiǎo jiù tè bié pà shēng ．
    • I've been afraid of strangers since I was little.