險危

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎnwēi, xiǎnwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): him² ngai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnwei
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³-wei¹
  - Yale: syǎn-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanuei
  - Palladius: сяньвэй (sjanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnwéi
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³-wei²
  - Yale: syǎn-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanwei
  - Palladius: сяньвэй (sjanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: him² ngai⁴
  - Yale: hím ngàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: him² ngai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: him² ngei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Adjective

險危

(literary) dangerous; perilous

Verb

險危

(literary) to endanger

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
險	危

Noun

險危

chữ Hán form of hiểm nguy (“(literary) danger”).

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