虛驚 [虚惊]

Jyutping heoi1 geng1
Pinyin xū jīng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    冇​必要​嘅​驚​慌
    false alarm
    • 佢以為自己有咗，好彩只喺虛驚一場。
      佢以为自己有咗，好彩只喺虚惊一场。
      keoi5 ji5 wai4 zi6 gei2 jau5 zo2, hou2 coi2 zi2 hai6 heoi1 ging1 jat1 coeng4.
      She thought she was pregnant, but fortunately it turned out to be a false alarm.

虛驚 [虚惊]

Jyutping heoi1 ging1
Pinyin xū jīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. false alarm
  2. panic rumor
  3. CL:場|场[chang2]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    冇​必要​嘅​驚​慌
    false alarm
    • 佢以為自己有咗，好彩只喺虛驚一場。
      佢以为自己有咗，好彩只喺虚惊一场。
      keoi5 ji5 wai4 zi6 gei2 jau5 zo2, hou2 coi2 zi2 hai6 heoi1 ging1 jat1 coeng4.
      She thought she was pregnant, but fortunately it turned out to be a false alarm.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    false alarm
    (syn.) 空驚, 白惊, 空惊, 白驚, 誤警, 误警
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢以为自己有咗，好彩只喺虚惊一场。
    佢以為自己有咗，好彩只喺虛驚一場。
    keoi5 ji5 wai4 zi6 gei2 jau5 zo2, hou2 coi2 zi2 hai6 heoi1 ging1 jat1 coeng4.
    • She thought she was pregnant, but fortunately it turned out to be a false alarm.