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失惊打怪
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失惊打怪

失惊打怪 — “To make a fuss over a trifle”

失惊打怪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a fuss over a trifle”. To be overly surprised or alarmed; to overreact to a minor issue.

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失惊打怪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

失惊打怪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
惊
jīng11startle, alarm, surprise
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
怪
guài8strange, wonder, monster, blame

Example Sentence with 失惊打怪

这点小事,你犯不着失惊打怪的,冷静处理就好。
It's just a minor issue; there's no need for you to make such a fuss, just handle it calmly.

Idioms Related to 失惊打怪

Synonyms of 失惊打怪

  • dà大jīng惊xiǎo小guài怪make a fuss over a trifle

More idioms starting with 失

  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅lose at the beginning
  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅,,shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆lose in one place, gain in another
  • shī失zhī之jiāo交bì臂miss a golden opportunity
  • shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里,,chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A tiny error leads to a huge divergence
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,chā差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhāng张mào冒shì势act rashly and impetuously
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì志flustered and disoriented
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì智utterly flustered and disoriented
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì致flustered and disoriented
  • shī失jīng惊dǎo倒guài怪make a fuss over nothing

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Questions about 失惊打怪

What does 失惊打怪 mean?

失惊打怪 (shī jīng dǎ guài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a fuss over a trifle”.

How do you pronounce 失惊打怪?

失惊打怪 is pronounced shī jīng dǎ guài in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 失惊打怪?

①形容大惊小怪。②形容神色慌张或动作忙乱。

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