驚覺
simp惊觉ging1 gok3jīng jué
English
- to realize suddenly
- to wake up with a start
- to suddenly become aware of something, especially that which instills fear
粵語 — Cantonese
- 突然之間發覺一啲嘢,並且俾佢嚇親
Examples
我俾人撞咗一下,先驚覺我手袋俾人打開咗。
I bumped into someone, only to then realize my purse had been opened.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk