危機

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Chinese

danger; to endanger change point
trad. (危機)
simp. (危机)
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Noun

危機

  1. hidden danger or disaster
  2. crisis (Classifier: m; )
    信仰危機信仰危机  ―  xìnyǎng wēijī  ―  belief crisis
    自殺危機自杀危机  ―  zìshā wēijī  ―  suicidal crisis
    次貸危機次贷危机  ―  cìdài wēijī  ―  subprime mortgage crisis

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6

Grade: 4
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Noun

()() (kiki

  1. crisis, pinch

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

危機 (wigi) (hangeul 위기)

  1. Hanja form? of 위기 (crisis).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

危機

  1. chữ Hán form of nguy cơ (danger; hazard).