惊慌失色

Traditional: 驚慌失色

jīng huāng shī sè

Dictionary entry

to go pale in panic (idiom)

What does 惊慌失色 mean?

惊慌失色 (jīng huāng shī sè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to go pale in panic (idiom)

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惊jīngto startle · to be frightened 慌huāngto get panicky; to lose one's head · (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly 失shīto lose · to miss 色sècolor · CL:種|种[zhong3]

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惊慌失色

jīng huāng shī sè

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