艱險

See also: 艰险

Chinese

		difficult; hard; hardship	danger(ous); rugged
trad. (艱險)		艱	險
simp. (艰险)		艰	险

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiānxiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan¹ him²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kan-hiám / kian-hiám

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiānxiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiansiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹-hsien³
  - Yale: jyān-syǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianshean
  - Palladius: цзяньсянь (czjanʹsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    奸險
    艱險 / 艰险
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaan¹ him²
  - Yale: gāan hím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan¹ him²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gan¹ him²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn⁵⁵ hiːm³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    奸險
    艱險 / 艰险
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: kan-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kanhiarm
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kian-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: kian-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kienhiarm
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/

Adjective

艱險

difficult and dangerous

Noun

艱險

hardships and perils

Derived terms

歷盡艱險 / 历尽艰险