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擔驚受怕 (daam1 ging1 sau6 paa3) — feel alarmed/frightened; be in fear and anxiety in Cantonese

daamˉ¹擔gingˉ¹驚sauˍ₆受paa˗₃怕
简 担惊受怕
Mandarin Pinyin: dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4

Meaning of 擔驚受怕

nounfeel alarmed/frightened; be in fear and anxiety

Characters in 擔驚受怕

擔daam1
shoulder; take upon; undertake
驚geng1
scary; surprised; startled
受sau6
preceding a verb to form a passive voice
怕paa3
perhaps; maybe; I am afraid; I suppose

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