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Chinese
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afraid; frightened; to fear
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to frighten; to scare; to intimidate to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten |
| trad. (恐嚇)
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恐
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嚇
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| simp. (恐吓)
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恐
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吓
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Pronunciation
Verb
恐嚇
- (transitive) to threaten; to intimidate
Synonyms
- 哄嚇／哄吓 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 哄翕 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 嚇唬／吓唬 (xiàhu) (colloquial)
- 威嚇／威吓
- 威脅／威胁 (wēixié) (also used figuratively)
- 恐喝 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 恫嚇／恫吓 (dònghè)
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