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): ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ, 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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēijī
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weiji
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-chi¹
    • Yale: wēi-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiji
    • Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 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:

      edit edit 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
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡui²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡui¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² ki³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-ki
    • Tâi-lô: uî-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ui'ky
    • Sinological 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

1. hidden danger or disaster
2. 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)

Further reading

• Chinese word for "crisis" on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (The Chinese word for "crisis" is frequently invoked in Western motivational speaking.)

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) 

1. 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

• “危機”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
• 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)

1. hanja form^? of 위기 (“crisis”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
危	機

Noun

危機

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