粵

驚ging1慌fong1失sat1措cou3

simp惊慌失措
ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3jīng huāng shī cuò

English

  1. to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
  2. frightened out of one's wits; panic-stricken

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為太驚而失晒分寸、行為舉止異常;驚過龍唔知點算

Examples

  • 昨天晚上,我惊慌失措。

    Last night, I fell into a panic.

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  • 你做咩咁驚惶失措?

    Why are you so panic?

  • 個賊見到警察即刻驚惶失措,呆咗唔郁。

    The thief is panic when he sees the police. So he did not run away.

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

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