驚人

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) 驚 人
simp. (惊人) 惊 人

Pronunciation 1


Adjective

驚人

  1. surprising; astonishing
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 一鳴驚人/一鸣惊人 (yīmíngjīngrén)
  • 語不驚人/语不惊人
  • 貌不驚人/貌不惊人
  • 貌不驚人,言不壓眾/貌不惊人,言不压众

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) 驚 人
simp. (惊人) 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
Synonyms

Pronunciation 3


Verb

驚人

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