# 害怕
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): hàipà
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hai$^4$ pa$^4$ / hai$^1$ pa$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хэпа (hepa, III-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi$^6$ paa$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): hai$^3$ pa$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hāi-phàⁿ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hàipà
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hàipà
*** Wade–Giles: hai$^4$-pʻa$^4$
*** Yale: hài-pà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haypah
*** Palladius: хайпа (xajpa)
*** Sinological IPA : /xaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: hai$^4$ pa$^4$ / hai$^1$ pa$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xaipa / xaipa
*** Sinological IPA : /xai²¹³ pʰa²¹³/, /xai⁵⁵ pʰa²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хэпа (hepa, III-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɛ⁴⁴ pʰa⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hoi$^6$ paa$^3$
*** Yale: hoih pa
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hoi$^6$ paa$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hoi$^6$ pa$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔːi̯²² pʰaː³³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: hai$^3$ pa$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /xai⁴⁵ pʰa⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāi-phàⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: hāi-phànn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: haixphvax
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hai²²⁻²¹ pʰã²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁴¹⁻²² pʰã⁴¹/

### Verb

害⫽怕 (verb-object) (transitive, intransitive)
* to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
    害怕困難／害怕困难 ― hàipà kùnnan ― to be afraid of difficulties
    別害怕。／别害怕。 ― Bié hàipà. ― Don't be afraid.
    我非常害怕。 ― Wǒ fēicháng hàipà. ― I am very afraid.
       Měitiān zuò yī jiàn nǐ hàipà bùgǎn zuò de shì. [Pinyin]
       Do one thing every day that you are afraid to do.

#### Synonyms

* 嚇／吓
* 忌 (jì) (literary, or in compounds)
* 怕
* 怕懼／怕惧 (pàjù) (literary)
* 恐懼／恐惧 (kǒngjù)
* 懼怕／惧怕 (jùpà)
* 深怕 (shēnpà)
* 生怕 (shēngpà)
* 生畏 (shēngwèi) (literary)
* 畏怯 (wèiqiè)
* 畏懼／畏惧 (wèijù)
* 驚／惊 (dialectal)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 懼, 畏, 恐, 怯, 驚, 惶, 悚, 懾, 恇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 害怕, 懼怕, 畏懼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 害怕, 怕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 害怕, 怕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 害怕, 發毛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 怕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 怕, 害怕 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 害怕, 怕, 打怵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 害怕, 怵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 害怕, 怕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 驚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 害怕, 怕, 怯火 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 嫌怕, 打怵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 害怕, 嚇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 害怕, 怯, 怯乎, 怯豁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 害怕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 害怕, 怕, 虛火, 虛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 嚇不過, 怕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 害怕, 怕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 害怕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 怕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 慌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 嚇怕, 怕 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 害怕, 怕, 怕懼, 懼乎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 怕 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 驚, 怕, 慌, 窒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 驚, 怕, 慌 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 狂 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 好怕 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 驚, 窒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 慌, 怕 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huancheng) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nanlang) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Xiaolan) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Henglan) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongfeng) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nantou) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Fusha) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shalang) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Gangkou) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huangpu) | 慌, 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Sanjiao) | 狂, 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong) | 慌, 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Minzhong) | 慌, 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Guzhen) | 𢗉 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Banfu) | 慌, 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanzhou) | 慌, 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 𢗉 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 𢗉 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 𢗉 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 慌 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 狂 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 驚, 窒 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 怕, 驚 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 𢗉 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 狂 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 驚 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 驚, 怕 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 驚, 怕 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 怕 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 怕 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 驚, 怕畏, 畏, 怕 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 狂 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 狂 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 好狂 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 怕, 驚, 畏 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 驚 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 驚 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 狂 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 驚 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Changting | 怕 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 怕 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 怕 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 嚇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 怕 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 怕 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 怕 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 怕 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 怕 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 驚 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 狂, 驚 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 怕 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 狂 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 狂 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 狂 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 驚 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 怕, 嚇 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 害怕, 怕 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 著怕, 怕 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 驚, 怕, 怯, 畏 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 驚 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 驚 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 驚 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 驚 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 驚 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang (Huangkeng) | 畏 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 嚇 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 嚇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 驚 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 驚, 著驚, 驚惶, 懾, 懾屎, 會攝, 掣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 驚, 著驚, 懾, 懾屎, 會攝, 掣 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 驚, 著驚, 驚惶, 懾, 會攝, 掣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 驚惶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 嚇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 驚, 畏 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 驚, 畏 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 驚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 驚 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 驚 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 驚 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 驚 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 驚 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 驚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 驚 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 狂, 怕 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 怕, 嚇 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 嚇 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 怕, 嚇 |
| Wu | Danyang | 怕 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 怕, 嚇, 慌, 怕慌, 發毛 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 怕, 嚇 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 怕, 嚇 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 光 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 怕, 畏怯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 怕 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 怕 |

### Adverb

害怕
* (dialectal) I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe

#### Synonyms

* 可怕 (kěpà) (literary)
* 只怕 (zhǐpà)
* 唯恐 (wéikǒng)
* 怕不 (pàbù) (literary or dialectal)
* 恐怕 (kǒngpà)
* 恐防 (kong$^3$ fang$^2$) (Sichuanese)
* 盡驚／尽惊 (Hokkien)
* 驚了／惊了 (Min Nan)