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惊慌失色

jīng huāng shī sèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to go pale in panic (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3742b06487020131. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

驚慌失色 惊慌失色 [jing1 huang1 shi1 se4] /to go pale in panic (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 驚慌失色

  • 惊
    jīng

    to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm

  • 慌
    huāng

    to get panicky / to lose one's head / (coll.) (after 得[dé]) unbearably / terribly

  • 失
    shī

    to lose / to miss / to fail

  • 色
    sè

    color / CL:種|种[zhǒng] / look / appearance / sex

    shǎi

    (coll.) color / used in 色子[shǎi zi]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.