驚

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

to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

(bound form) respectful; to respect / to offer politely

to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled / gobsmacked

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

startled

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

to turn pale with fright (idiom)

astonishing

night terror / sleep terror

with great alarm

see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.

to alarm oneself unnecessarily (idiom)

one scare after another (idiom) / in a constant state of tension

frightened / flustered

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]

to shock / to amaze

see 吃驚|吃惊[chi1 jing1]

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]

shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing / shattering / hair-raising