驚險

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	danger(ous); rugged
trad. (驚險)		驚	險
simp. (惊险)		惊	险

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngxiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ him²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiâng-hiám
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ-hiám / keng-hiám

(Teochew, Peng'im): gian¹ hiam²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngxiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingsiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-hsien³
  - Yale: jīng-syǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshean
  - Palladius: цзинсянь (czinsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ him²
  - Yale: gīng hím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ him²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ him²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ hiːm³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiâng-hiám
  - Hakka Romanization System: giang^ˊ hiam^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ hiam³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴ hi̯am³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: kiann-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvia'hiarm
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ hiam⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: king-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kenghiarm
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gian¹ hiam²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiaⁿ hiám
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩã³³⁻²³ hiam⁵²/

Adjective

驚險

breathtaking; thrilling; astounding

Derived terms

驚險百出 / 惊险百出