危急

Chinese

		danger; to endanger	hurried; worried
trad. (危急)		危	急
simp. #(危急)		危	急

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēijí, wéijí

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ gap¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gûi-kip / ûi-kip

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguin⁵ gib⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēijí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weijí
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-chi²
    • Yale: wēi-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueijyi
    • Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéijí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéijí
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-chi²
    • Yale: wéi-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijyi
    • Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁴ gap¹
    • Yale: ngàih gāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ gap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ geb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ kɐp̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûi-kip
    • Tâi-lô: guî-kip
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gui'kib
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² kip̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡui²⁴⁻¹¹ kip̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡui¹³⁻²² kip̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡui²³⁻³³ kip̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² kip̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-kip
    • Tâi-lô: uî-kip
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ui'kib
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² kip̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguin⁵ gib⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngûiⁿ kip
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋũĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kip̚²/

Adjective

危急

1. critical; desperate

Synonyms

• 危險／危险 (wēixiǎn)
• 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)
• 兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)
• (Hokkien) 險厄／险厄

Related terms

• 艱難／艰难 (jiānnán)
• 艱危／艰危 (jiānwēi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
危	急
き Grade: 6	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

危(き)急(きゅう) • (kikyū) 

1. crisis; emergency