吃驚

吃驚

1. to be taken aback; to be startled

• 吃一驚／吃一惊 (chīyījīng)
• (Min Nan) 食驚／食惊

• 震驚／震惊 (zhènjīng)

/kikkjau/ → /kikkjɔː/ → /kikkjoː/

From Middle Chinese 吃驚 (MC kɨt̚ kˠiæŋ, literally “to stammer, to falter + to be afraid”).

• 喫驚

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) きっきょー [kìkkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kʲik̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

吃驚 (hiragana きっきょう, rōmaji kikkyō, historical hiragana きっきやう)

1. a surprise, a fright

吃驚する (hiragana きっきょうする, rōmaji kikkyō suru, alternative reading きっきやうする, rōmaji kikkiyau suru)

1. to be surprised, to be frightened

Derivation from the びく (biku) root found in other terms such as びくっと (bikutto, “startedly”), びくつく (bikutsuku, “to shiver, as from fright; to startle; to become nervous”). The underlying meaning of the root appears to be twitch or start (noun).[2]

This is one of many adverbs formed by the addition of the suffix り (ri) to the root, and then gemination of the middle consonant. The suffix may derive from the auxiliary verb り (ri), itself from classical verb あり (ari, “is, are”).

*biku → bikuri → bikkuri

The kanji spellings for this term are very rare. The kana spellings びっくり or ビックリ are much more common.

• びっくり, 喫驚 (rare)

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) びっく​り [bìkkúꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [bʲik̚kɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

吃驚 (hiragana びっくり, katakana ビックリ, rōmaji bikkuri)

1. startledly, surprisedly, astonishedly

吃驚する (hiragana びっくりする, katakana ビックリする, rōmaji bikkuri suru)

1. to be surprised, to be startled, to be frightened, to be astonished