岌岌可危

Chinese

		precarious; lofty	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	danger; to endanger
simp. and trad. (岌岌可危)		岌岌	可	危

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jíjíkěwēi, jíjíkěwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟ, ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ kap¹ ho² ngai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: jíjíkěwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijyikeeuei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jíjíkěwei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: jíjíkěwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijyikeewei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jíjíkěwéi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kap¹ kap¹ ho² ngai⁴
  - Yale: kāp kāp hó ngàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ kap⁷ ho² ngai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ keb¹ ho² ngei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

岌岌可危

extremely dangerous; extremely precarious

Synonyms

危在旦夕 (wēizàidànxī), 危如累卵 (wēirúlěiluǎn)

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