危機

See also: 危机

Chinese

		danger; to endanger	change point
trad. (危機)		危	機
simp. (危机)		危	机

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēijī, wéijī

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄐㄧ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngai⁴ gei¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngai³ gei¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngùi-kî
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gûi-ki / ûi-ki

(Teochew, Peng'im): nguin⁵ gi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēijī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weiji
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-chi¹
  - Yale: wēi-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiji
  - Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    危機 / 危机
    微機 / 微机
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéijī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéiji
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-chi¹
  - Yale: wéi-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiji
  - Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    危機 / 危机
    微機 / 微机
    維基 / 维基
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁴ gei¹
  - Yale: ngàih gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngai³ gei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡai²² kei³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngùi-kî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngui^ˇ gi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngui² gi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋu̯i¹¹ ki²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûi-ki
  - Tâi-lô: guî-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gui'ky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡui²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡui¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² ki³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-ki
  - Tâi-lô: uî-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'ky
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguin⁵ gi¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngûiⁿ ki
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋũĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³³/

Noun

危機

hidden danger or disaster
crisis (Classifier: 場／场 m; 個／个)
信仰危機／信仰危机 ― xìnyǎng wēijī ― belief crisis

自殺危機／自杀危机 ― zìshā wēijī ― suicidal crisis

次貸危機／次贷危机 ― cìdài wēijī ― subprime mortgage crisis

Synonyms

(danger): (literary) 阽危 (diànwēi), 危險／危险 (wēixiǎn)
(crisis): 急變／急变 (jíbiàn), 急難／急难 (jínàn)

Derived terms

人道主義危機 / 人道主义危机 (réndàozhǔyì wēijī)
人道危機 / 人道危机 (réndào wēijī)
危機四伏 / 危机四伏 (wēijīsìfú)
危機意識 / 危机意识
古巴危機 / 古巴危机
國際危機 / 国际危机
波斯灣危機 / 波斯湾危机
潛在危機 / 潜在危机
石油危機 / 石油危机
經濟危機 / 经济危机 (jīngjì wēijī)
能源危機 / 能源危机
金融危機 / 金融危机 (jīnróng wēijī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
危	機
き Grade: 6	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きき [kíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) きき [kìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2]) non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kʲi]

Noun

危(き)機(き) • (kiki)

crisis, pinch
- ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
  このディアボロはいつだって危(き)機(き)を乗(の)り越(こ)えて来(き)た帝(てい)王(おう)なのだ
  kono diaboro wa itsudatte kiki o norikoete kita teiō nanoda
  I, Diavolo, am the king who has overcome all crisis

Synonyms

難(なん)局(きょく) (nankyoku)

Derived terms

危(き)機(き)一(いっ)髪(ぱつ) (kikīppatsu)
危(き)機(き)感(かん) (kikikan)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
危	機

Noun

危機 • (wigi) (hangeul 위기)

hanja form^? of 위기 (“crisis”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
危	機

Noun

危機

chữ Hán form of nguy cơ (“danger; hazard”)

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Japanese

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Korean

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Vietnamese

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