危險
Chinese
| danger; to endanger | danger(ous); rugged | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (危險) | 危 | 險 | |
| simp. (危险) | 危 | 险 | |
| anagram | 險危／险危 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wēixiǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: weisiǎn
- Wade–Giles: wei1-hsien3
- Yale: wēi-syǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueishean
- Palladius: вэйсянь (vɛjsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wéixiǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéisiǎn
- Wade–Giles: wei2-hsien3
- Yale: wéi-syǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishean
- Palladius: вэйсянь (vɛjsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngai4 him2
- Yale: ngàih hím
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngai4 him2
- Guangdong Romanization: ngei4 him2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ hiːm³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngùi-hiám
- Hakka Romanization System: nguiˇ hiamˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngui2 hiam3
- Sinological IPA: /ŋu̯i¹¹ hi̯am³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ngui hiamˊ
- Sinological IPA: /ŋui⁵⁵ hiam²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: ngui2 hiam3
- Sinological IPA: /ŋuɪ¹¹ hiam³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûi-hiám
- Tâi-lô: guî-hiám
- Phofsit Daibuun: gui'hiarm
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡui²³⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡui¹³⁻²² hiam⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² hiam⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡui²⁴⁻¹¹ hiam⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hûi-hiám
- Tâi-lô: huî-hiám
- Phofsit Daibuun: hui'hiarm
- IPA (Taipei): /hui²⁴⁻¹¹ hiam⁵³/
- IPA (Penang): /hui²³⁻²¹ hiam⁴⁴⁵/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui²³⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-hiám
- Tâi-lô: uî-hiám
- Phofsit Daibuun: ui'hiarm
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² hiam⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/
- IPA (Singapore): /ui²⁴⁻²¹ hiam⁴²/
- IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ hiam⁵³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² hiam⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: nguin5 hiam2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngûiⁿ hiám
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋũĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hiam⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Wugniu: 6we-shi5; 6ngue-shi5
- MiniDict: we去 shi去; ngue去 shi去
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3hhue-xi2; 3ngue-xi2
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² ɕi⁴⁴/, /ŋue²² ɕi⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
- Wugniu: 2we-shie3
- MiniDict: we平 shie上
- Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦue²² ɕɪ³³/
- (Northern: Changzhou)
- Wugniu: 2wai-shie3
- MiniDict: wai平 shie上
- Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /ɦuai¹¹ ɕɪ³³/
- (Northern: Chongming)
- Wugniu: 2nguei-shie3
- MiniDict: nguei平 shie上
- Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦŋuei²⁴ ɕie/
- (Northern: Songjiang)
- Wugniu: 2ngue-shi3
- Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /ŋue¹⁵ çi⁵³/
- (Northern: Tongxiang)
- Wugniu: 2wi-shie3
- Sinological IPA (Tongxiang): /ɦui²² ɕiɛ⁴⁴/
- (Jinhua)
- Wugniu: 2ui-shie3
- Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /ui³³ ɕie⁵³⁵/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
Note: 6ngue - obsolete literary reading in Urban Shanghainese.
- Middle Chinese: ngjwe xjemX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ](r)[o]j qʰr[a]mʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋrol qʰramʔ/
Adjective
危險
- dangerous; risky; perilous
- in danger; at risk
Synonyms
- (dangerous): 危急 (wēijí), 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è), 兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn), (Cantonese) 牙煙／牙烟, (Hokkien) 險厄／险厄, (Northern Min) 僥險／侥险, (Teochew) 浪險／浪险
Antonyms
Noun
危險
- danger; risk; peril
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Adverb
危險
Synonyms
- (very):
- 不要太 (bùyàotài) (slang)
- 十分 (shífēn)
- 壞 / 坏 (huài)
- 孔 (kǒng) (literary, or in compounds)
- 很 (hěn)
- 極其 / 极其 (jíqí)
- 極度 / 极度 (jídù)
- 極為 / 极为 (jíwéi)
- 極端 / 极端 (jíduān)
- 滾 / 滚 (gǔn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 異常 / 异常 (yìcháng)
- 老大 (lǎodà) (colloquial, usually in the negative)
- 良
- 超 (chāo)
- 非常 (fēicháng)
- 頗 / 颇 (pō) (literary)
- 頗為 / 颇为 (pōwéi) (literary)
Dialectal synonyms of 很 (“very”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 危 | 險 |
| き Grade: 6 |
けん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 危險 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 危險, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 危 | 險 |
Noun
危險 • (wiheom) (hangeul 위험)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 危 | 險 |
Noun
危險
Adjective
危險