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虛驚

虛驚

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
trad. (虛驚)		虛	驚
simp. (虚惊)		虚	惊

Noun

虛驚

false alarm

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ ging¹
Min Nan (POJ): hir-kiaⁿ / hu-kiaⁿ / hi-kiaⁿ / hu-keng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄐㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiujing
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi¹ ging¹
  - Yale: hēui gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ ging¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-kiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hir-kiann
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ kiã³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-kiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hu-kiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hu'kviaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-kiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hi-kiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'kviaf
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-keng
  - Tâi-lô: hu-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hu'kefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/