恐嚇 [－吓]

Jyutping hung2 haak3
Pinyin kǒng hè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to threaten
  2. to menace
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. Intimidate; (of legal terminology) Extortion
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令到​對方​恐懼​，​通常​係​意圖​支配​其他人​嘅​行​動
    to blackmail; to intimidate; to cause fear, usually in order to coerce somebody to do or not do something
    • 恐嚇信
      恐吓信
      hung2 haak3 seon3
      blackmail letter
    • 我俾黑社會恐嚇。
      我俾黑社会恐吓。
      ngo5 bei2 haak1 se5 wui2 hung2 haak3.
      I was criminally intimidated by the triads.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, transitive
    to threaten; to intimidate
    (syn.) 威胁, 威嚇, 威脅, 嚇唬, 哄嚇, 吓唬, 哄吓, 恫嚇, 恫吓, 威吓, 哄翕
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2413
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    市长一家人一整天不断遭到了恐吓电话的骚扰。
    市長一家人一整天不斷遭到了恐嚇電話的騷擾。
    shì zhǎng yī jiā rén yī zhěng tiān bù duàn zāo dào le kǒng hè diàn huà de sāo rǎo 。
    • The mayor's family was harassed with threatening phone calls all day.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    恐吓信
    恐嚇信
    hung2 haak3 seon3
    • blackmail letter
  2. Cantonese
    我俾黑社会恐吓。
    我俾黑社會恐嚇。
    ngo5 bei2 haak1 se5 wui2 hung2 haak3.
    • I was criminally intimidated by the triads.
  3. Cantonese
    恐吓
    恐嚇
    • to threaten someone
  4. Cantonese
    唔知点解，恐吓信好似例牌都会寄刀片。
    唔知點解，恐嚇信好似例牌都會寄刀片。
    m4 zi1 dim2 gaai2, hung2 haak3 seon3 hou2 ci5 lai6 paai4 dou1 wui6 gei3 dou1 pin2.
    • I don't know why, but it seems customary to attach a piece of razor blade in every threatening letter.