驚心

驚心

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	heart; mind
trad. (驚心)		驚	心
simp. (惊心)		惊	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ sam¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiâng-sîm
• Min Nan (POJ): kiaⁿ-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jīngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshin
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 精心 經心／经心 驚心／惊心

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: ging¹ sam¹
    • Yale: gīng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ sem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 經心／经心 驚心／惊心

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiâng-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: giang´ xim´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ xim¹
    • IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕim²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-sim
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviasym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ ɕim³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/

Verb

驚心

1. (literary) to be staggering; to be frightening; to be shocking
2. (literary) to be frightened; to be shocked

Synonyms

動魄驚心／动魄惊心 怵目驚心／怵目惊心 膽驚心顫／胆惊心颤

草木驚心／草木惊心 觸目驚心／触目惊心 (chùmù jīngxīn) 驚心動魄／惊心动魄 (jīngxīndòngpò)