虛驚一場 [虚惊－场]

Jyutping heoi1 ging1 jat1 coeng4
Pinyin xū jīng yī chǎng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    a false alarm
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.