ging1 wong4驚惶惊惶
Jyutpingging1 wong4
Yalegīng wòhng
Definition
Panicked, terrified, or filled with trepidation about what is going to happen.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Expresses a deeper, more internal state of anxiety or apprehension compared to the simple verb 驚. It often implies a sense of being unsettled or losing one's composure due to impending events rather than immediate danger. While it can be used in daily speech, it carries a slightly more formal or literary weight than just saying 好驚.
Examples
After hearing the news, he was completely filled with trepidation.
Facing the uncertainty of the future, why do you need to be so anxious?
Related words
Common phrases
to be thrown into a panic
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe simple fear of a specific object like a spider or a dog, as it specifically refers to an abstract or future-oriented state of anxiety. For immediate, concrete fear, stick to 驚.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
