危險

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See also: 危険 and 危险

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Note:
  • 3hhue - younger speakers;
  • 3ngue - older speakers.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/1 1/1
    Initial () (31) (32)
    Final () (14) (154)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Closed Open
    Division () III III
    Fanqie
    Baxter ngjwe xjemX
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /ŋˠiuᴇ/ /hˠiᴇmX/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /ŋʷᵚiɛ/ /hᵚiɛmX/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /ŋiuɛ/ /xiæmX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /ŋjwiə̆/ /hjiamX/
    Li
    Rong
    /ŋjue/ /xjɛmX/
    Wang
    Li
    /ŋǐwe/ /xĭɛmX/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /ŋwie̯/ /xi̯ɛmX/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    wéi xiǎn
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    ngai4 him2
    BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    wēi xiǎn xiǎn
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ ngjwe › ‹ xjæmX › ‹ xjemX ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*(r)j/ /*qʰrmʔ/ /*qʰrmʔ/
    English in danger precipitous, dangerous precipitous, dangerous

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1 1/1
    No. 12781 10221
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    3 1
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*ŋrol/ /*qʰramʔ/

    Adjective

    危險

    1. dangerous; risky; perilous
      水深危險水深危险  ―  Shuǐshēn wēixiǎn!  ―  Warning: Deep water!
      懸崖行走危險 [MSC, trad.]
      悬崖行走危险 [MSC, simp.]
      Zài xuányá biān xíngzǒu shì wēixiǎn de.
      It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff.
      職業危險膽子根本 [MSC, trad.]
      职业危险胆子根本 [MSC, simp.]
      Zhè sì zhǒng zhíyè hěn wēixiǎn, dǎnzǐ xiǎo de rén, gēnběn gàn bù liǎo.
      These four occupations are very dangerous and not for the faint-hearted.
    2. in danger; at risk
      感覺危險 [MSC, trad.]
      感觉危险 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ gǎnjué wǒ wēixiǎn le.
      I feel I'm in danger.

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    Noun

    危險

    1. danger; risk; peril
      危險係數危险系数  ―  wēixiǎn xìshù  ―  risk factor
      以免發生危險以免发生危险  ―  yǐmiǎn fāshēng wēixiǎn  ―  in case of danger
      路上坑坑窪窪騎車一不小心致命危險 [MSC, trad.]
      路上坑坑洼洼骑车一不小心致命危险 [MSC, simp.]
      Lùshàng kēngkēngwāwā de, qíchē de rén yībùxiǎoxīn jiù yǒu zhìmìng wēixiǎn.
      Pot holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.

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    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic (危險):

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term

    Grade: 6
    けん
    Jinmeiyō
    on’yomi

    Noun

    ()(けん) (kiken

    1. Kyūjitai form of 危険: danger

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Noun

    危險 (wiheom) (hangeul 위험)

    1. Hanja form? of 위험 (danger).

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

    危險

    1. chữ Hán form of nguy hiểm (danger).

    Adjective

    危險

    1. chữ Hán form of nguy hiểm (dangerous).