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kinh hoàng

Pronunciation Northern /kïŋ˧˧ hwa̤ːŋ˨˩/ Central /kïn˧˥ hwaːŋ˧˧/ Southern /kɨn˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩/
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To experience a very strong feeling of fear or shock because of something dangerous.

vi Tôi cảm thấy kinh hoàng khi chứng kiến vụ tai nạn.

en I was terrified when witnessing the accident.

Parts
kinh / hoàng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 驚惶 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 驚惶

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
驚惶
Candidates by syllable
kinh hoàng (皇 / 磺 / 惶 / 鐄)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
kinh hoảng / bình tĩnh
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kinh doanh / kinh nghiệm / kinh tế / kinh nguyệt …
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