驚人

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See also: 惊人

Chinese

to startle; to be frightened; to be scared
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
 
man; person; people
trad. (驚人)
simp. (惊人)

Pronunciation 1


Adjective

驚人

  1. surprising; astonishing
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Pronunciation 2

to startle; to be frightened; to be scared
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
 
man; person; people
trad. (驚人)
simp. (惊人)
alternative forms 驚儂惊侬 Min Nan

Note: In Fujian, both readings are used for both senses. In Taiwan, kiaⁿ--lâng is used for "scary" and kiaⁿ-lâng is used for "filthy".

Adjective

驚人

  1. (Hokkien) scary; frightening
  2. (Hokkien, euphemistic) filthy; disgusting
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Pronunciation 3


Verb

驚人

  1. (Hokkien) to be afraid of people
  2. (Hokkien) to scare people