mạo hiểm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冒險, composed of 冒 (“to brave”) and 險 (“danger”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːw˧˨ʔ hiəm˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩ʔ hiəm˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩˨ him˨˩˦]
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Adjective

mạo hiểm

  1. risky or adventurous
    vốn mạo hiểm
    venture capital
    du lịch mạo hiểm
    adventurous travel/expedition
    thể thao mạo hiểm
    extreme sports

Verb

mạo hiểm

  1. to take risk

See also

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