giật mình

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Vietnamese

Etymology

giật (to jerk) +‎ mình (body).

Pronunciation

Verb

giật mình

  1. to jerk, to twitch
  2. to be startled, to get a scare
    giật cả mình(slang) to jump out of one's skin
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cánh đồng bất tận" chapter 6 (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
      Hai đứa tôi đều kỳ dị, đến mức nhiều khi tự giật mình.
      The two of us were weird, so much so that we often startled ourselves.