粵

嚇haak3窒zat6

simp吓窒
haak3 zat6xià zhì

English

  1. (adjective + verb) frightened; panicked; scared
  2. to be aghast; to be taken aback; to be frightened and frozen by a sudden unexpected event

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為有啲意料之外嘅事發生咗,嚇到唔知俾咩反應好

Examples

  • 佢平時係一個好學生,我點都估唔到佢偷嘢,真係有啲嚇窒咗。

    As she's ordinarily a good student, I never thought that she committed a theft. I was petrified.

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

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