危險

See also: 危険 and 危险

Chinese

	danger; to endanger	danger (ous); rugged
trad. (危險)	危	險
simp. (危险)	危	险
anagram	險危／险危

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēixiǎn, wéixiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄒㄧㄢˇ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ him²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngùi-hiám
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gûi-hiám / hûi-hiám / ûi-hiám

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngui⁵ hiam²
Wu (Wiktionary): hhue xi (T3); ngue xi (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wēixiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueishean
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéixiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishean
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁴ him²
  - Yale: ngàih hím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ him²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ him²
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ hiːm³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngùi-hiám
  - Hakka Romanization System: nguiˇ hiam`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngui² hiam³
  - IPA: /ŋu̯i¹¹ hi̯am³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûi-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: guî-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gui'hiarm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gui²⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gui²⁴⁻²² hiam⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gui¹³⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gui²³⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gui²⁴⁻¹¹ 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)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: uî-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'hiarm
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² hiam⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngui⁵ hiam²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngûi hiám
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hiam⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhue xi (T3); ngue xi (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɦɯe̞²² ɕi⁴⁴/, /ŋɯe̞²² ɕi⁴⁴/

Adjective

危險

dangerous; risky; perilous

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 險厄／险厄

Antonyms

安全 (ānquán)
平安 (píng'ān)

Noun

危險

danger; risk; peril
以免發生危險 / 以免发生危险 ― yǐmiǎn fāshēng wēixiǎn ― in case of danger

路上坑坑窪窪的，騎車的人一不小心就有致命危險。 [MSC, trad.]
路上坑坑洼洼的，骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险。 [MSC, simp.]
Lùshàng kēngkēngwāwā de, qíchē de rén yībùxiǎoxīn jiù yǒu zhìmìng wēixiǎn. [Pinyin]
Pot holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.

Derived terms

危險品／危险品 (wēixiǎnpǐn)

生物危險／生物危险 (shēngwù wēixiǎn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (危險):

→ Japanese: 危 (き)険 (けん) (kiken)
→ Korean: 위험 (危險, wiheom)
→ Vietnamese: nguy hiểm (危險)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
危	險
き Grade: 6	けん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

危險 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 危険, hiragana きけん, rōmaji kiken)

Kyūjitai form of 危険: danger

Korean

Hanja in this term
危	險

Noun

危險 • (wiheom) (hangeul 위험)

Hanja form^? of 위험 (“danger”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
危	險

Noun

危險

Hán tự form of nguy hiểm (“danger”).

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