(idiom) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing
trad. 虛驚一場
Also written 虛驚一場【xū jīng yī chǎng】
Characters in this word
4虚
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emptiness, void, abstract theory or guiding principles, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, (of health) weak, virtual, in vain
- Pinyin
- xū
- Traditional
- 虛
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 25196 of 2500
惊
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to startle, to be frightened, to be scared, alarm
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Traditional
- 驚
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 19203 of 2500
一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
场
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threshing floor, classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Traditional
- 場
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2448 of 2500