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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
恐嚇 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
恐嚇 =
ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄜˋ · kǒnghè
verb — to threaten, to intimidate; to frighten someone into compliance

字源 FORM — what the parts do

fear, dread (恐懼)kǒng
to scare, frighten (驚嚇)
恐嚇,恐怖的恐,嚇人的嚇。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

撂下狠話,先讓你怕(),再)你就範。
A hard threat dropped — first the dread (恐), then the scare (嚇) to make you yield.
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