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虚惊

xū jīng

2-character word Traditional 虛驚 Measure word 场

What 虚惊 means

1. false alarm
2. panic rumor

The characters in 虚惊

• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles
• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared

Words starting with 虚惊

• 虚惊一场xū jīng yī chǎng(idiom) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing

Sounds the same

Read xū jīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

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