虚惊一场

Traditional: 虛驚一場

xū jīng yī chǎng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing

What does 虚惊一场 mean?

虚惊一场 (xū jīng yī chǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing

Character breakdown

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虚xūemptiness · void 惊jīngto startle · to be frightened 一yīone · single 场chángthreshing floor · classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

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虚惊一场

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