牙煙

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	cigarette; tobacco; smoke
trad. (牙煙)		牙	煙
simp. (牙烟)		牙	烟
alternative forms		牙㾓

Etymology

Unknown. Various theories exist:

1. From the Literary Chinese word 崖广 (ngaai4 jim5, “wallless house built on a cliffface”);
2. Corruption of 危險／危险 (ngai4 him2, “dangerous”);
3. From 牙㾓 (ngaa4 jyun1, “having a toothache”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ jin¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ jin¹
    • Yale: ngàh yīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ jin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ yin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ jiːn⁵⁵/

Adjective

牙煙

1. (Cantonese) dangerous

Synonyms

• 危險／危险 (wēixiǎn)
• 危急 (wēijí)
• 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)
• 兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)
• (Hokkien) 險厄／险厄
• (Northern Min) 僥險／侥险
• (Teochew) 浪險／浪险