驚心動魄

驚心動魄

Chinese

		to be staggering; to be frightening; to be shocking
trad. (驚心動魄)		驚心	動魄
simp. (惊心动魄)		惊心	动魄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngxīndòngpò

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ sam¹ dung⁶ paak³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīngxīndòngpò
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshindonqpoh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ sam¹ dung⁶ paak³
    • Yale: gīng sām duhng paak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ sam¹ dung⁶ paak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ sem¹ dung⁶ pag³
    • IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² pʰäːk̚³/

Idiom

驚心動魄

1. soul-stirring; profoundly affecting