粵

嚇haak3一jat1跳tiu3

simp吓一跳
haak3 jat1 tiu3xià yī tiào

English

  1. startled
  2. to frighten
  3. scared out of one's skin
  4. to give somebody a scare

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 誇張噉表達俾某啲嘢嚇親,程度比嚇稍為高

Examples

  • 我吓一跳。

    I was shocked.

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  • 出面有人突然大嗌,嚇咗我一跳。

    It gives me a scare when suddenly I hear a scream from outside.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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