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

Note:
  • 3hhue - younger speakers;
  • 3ngue - older speakers.
    Rime
    Character 危 險
    Reading # 1/1 1/1
    Initial (聲) 疑 (31) 曉 (32)
    Final (韻) 支 (14) 鹽 (154)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Closed Open
    Division (等) III III
    Fanqie 魚爲切 虚檢切
    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
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 危 險 險
    Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)    		 wēi xiǎn xiǎn
    Middle
    Chinese    		 ‹ ngjwe › ‹ xjæmX › ‹ xjemX ›
    Old
    Chinese    		 /*[ŋ](r)[o]j/ /*qʰr[a]mʔ/ /*qʰr[a]mʔ/
    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. *[t] 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 危 險
    Reading # 1/1 1/1
    No. 12781 10221
    Phonetic
    component    		 危 僉
    Rime
    group    		 歌 談
    Rime
    subdivision    		 3 1
    Corresponding
    MC rime    		 危 險
    Old
    Chinese    		 /*ŋrol/ /*qʰramʔ/

    Adjective

    危險

    1. dangerous; risky; perilous
      水深危險！／水深危险！  ―  Shuǐshēn wēixiǎn!  ―  Warning: Deep water!
      在懸崖邊行走是危險的。 [MSC, trad.]
      在悬崖边行走是危险的。 [MSC, simp.]
      Zài xuányá biān xíngzǒu shì wēixiǎn de. [Pinyin]
      It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff.
      這四種職業很危險，膽子小的人，根本幹不了。 [MSC, trad.]
      这四种职业很危险，胆子小的人，根本干不了。 [MSC, simp.]
      Zhè sì zhǒng zhíyè hěn wēixiǎn, dǎnzǐ xiǎo de rén, gēnběn gàn bù liǎo. [Pinyin]
      These four occupations are very dangerous and not for the faint-hearted.
    2. in danger; at risk
      我感覺我危險了。 [MSC, trad.]
      我感觉我危险了。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ gǎnjué wǒ wēixiǎn le. [Pinyin]
      I feel I'm in danger.

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

    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.

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    See also

    Descendants
    Sino-Xenic (危險):

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

    Noun

    危(き)險(けん) • (kiken) 

    1. Kyūjitai form of 危険: danger

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    危險

    Noun

    危險 • (wiheom) (hangeul 위험)

    1. Hanja form? of 위험 (“danger”).

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    危險

    Noun

    危險

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

    Adjective

    危險

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