粵

驚ging1醒sing2

simp惊醒
ging1 sing2jīng xǐng

English

  1. to rouse
  2. to be woken by sth
  3. to wake with a start
  4. to sleep lightly
  5. to awaken suddenly
  6. to rouse suddenly from sleep

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人突然之間對一啲嘢醒覺
  2. 瞓瞓吓發惡夢或者俾其他嘢嚇醒咗

Examples

  • 我覺得我好像從惡夢中驚醒。

    I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他很小心地溜出房间,以免惊醒她。

    He crept out of the room very carefully to avoid waking her up.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 琴晚發咗個惡夢搞到我驚醒咗。

    Last night, a bad dream woke me up suddenly.

  • 你嘅一句説話驚醒咗我,我會俾心機讀書。

    Your words roused me. I will work hard from now on. ----

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

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