扎醒 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. verb; to wake at a sudden from sleep
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    忽然​瞓​醒
    to suddenly wake up from sleeping
    • 我尋晚發惡夢扎醒。
      我寻晚发恶梦扎醒。
      ngo5 cam4 maan5 faat3 ok3 mung6 zaat3 seng2.
      I snapped out of a nightmare last night.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, intransitive
    to wake up with a start; to be roused suddenly from sleep; to suddenly wake up from sleep
    (syn.) 驚醒, 惊醒
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 驚醒 – 惊醒
  2. 突然醒來 – 突然醒来
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    扎醒
    扎醒
    zaat6 seng2
    • to suddenly wake up from sleeping
  2. Cantonese
    我寻晚发恶梦扎醒。
    我尋晚發惡夢扎醒。
    ngo5 cam4 maan5 faat3 ok3 mung6 zaat3 seng2.
    • I snapped out of a nightmare last night.