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The Cantonese word hek ging - 吃惊 - hek3 ging1
(to be amazed in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

hek3 ging1

English translations

to be amazed,
to be shocked, to be startled

Chinese characters:

吃惊
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吃惊 (hek3 ging1) is composed of these characters: 吃, 惊
吃惊 ( hek ging / hek3 ging1 ) in traditional characters
吃驚

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吃惊 ( hek ging / hek3 ging1 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 827)

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