危 {wéi}

1. danger
2. to endanger
3. Taiwan pr. [wei2]

危 ngai⁴ {wēi}

1. danger
2. to endanger
3. Taiwan pr. [wei2]

危 ngai⁴ {Wēi}

surname Wei

危急 ngai⁴ gap¹ {wēijí}

(noun) Imminent danger

危迫 ngai⁴ bik¹ {wēi pò}

1. urgent
2. pressing danger

危篤〔-笃〕 ngai⁴ duk¹ {wēi dǔ}

deathly ill

危房 ngai⁴ fong⁴ {wēi fáng}

decrepit house

危急 ngai⁴ gap¹ {wēi jí}

1. critical
2. desperate (situation)

危機〔-机〕 ngai⁴ gei¹ {wēi jī}

1. crisis
2. CL: 個

危懼〔-惧〕 ngai⁴ geoi⁶ {wēi jù}

1. afraid
2. apprehensive

危境 ngai⁴ ging² {wēi jìng}

1. dangerous situation
2. venerable old age

危徑〔-径〕 ngai⁴ ging³ {wēi jìng}

steep and perilous path

危局 ngai⁴ guk⁶ {wēi jú}

perilous situation

危險〔-险〕 ngai⁴ him² {wēi xiǎn}

1. danger
2. dangerous

危害 ngai⁴ hoi⁶ {wēi hài}

1. to jeopardize
2. to harm
3. to endanger
4. CL: 個

危及 ngai⁴ kap⁶ {wēi jí}

1. to endanger
2. to jeopardize
3. a danger (to life, national security etc)

危困 ngai⁴ kwan³ {wēi kùn}

grave situation

危樓〔-楼〕 ngai⁴ lau⁴ {wēi lóu}

1. dangerous housing
2. building that is about to collapse

危亡 ngai⁴ mong⁴ {wēi wáng}

1. at stake
2. in peril

危難〔-难〕 ngai⁴ naan⁶ {wēi nàn}

calamity

危性 ngai⁴ sing³ {wēi xìng}

risk

危殆 ngai⁴ toi⁵ {wēi dài}

1. grave danger
2. in jeopardy
3. in a critical condition

危途 ngai⁴ tou⁴ {wēi tú}

dangerous road

危重 ngai⁴ zung⁶ {wēi zhòng}

critically ill

危險性〔-险-〕 ngai⁴ him² sing³ {wēi xiǎn xìng}

hazardous; dangerous

危危乎 ngai⁴ ngai⁴ fu⁴ {wēi wēi hū}

describes a very dangerous situation; at the verge of something

危險品〔-险-〕 ngai⁴ him² ban² {wēi xiǎn pǐn}

hazardous materials

危害性 ngai⁴ hoi⁶ sing³ {wēi hài xìng}

harmfulness

危言聳聽〔--耸听〕 ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting¹ {wēiyánsǒngtīng}

(noun) Scaremongering

危辭聳聽〔-辞耸听〕 ngai⁴ ci⁴ sung² ting¹ {wēi cí sǒng tīng}

to startle sb with scary tale

危地馬拉〔--马-〕 ngai⁴ dei⁶ maa⁵ laai¹ {Wēi dì mǎ lā}

1. Guatemala
2. see also 瓜地馬拉

危機四伏〔-机--〕 ngai⁴ gei¹ sei³ fuk⁶ {wēi jī sì fú}

danger lurks on every side (idiom)

危害評價〔--评价〕 ngai⁴ hoi⁶ ping⁴ gaa³ {wēi hài píng jià}

hazard assessment

危而不持 ngai⁴ ji⁴ bat¹ ci⁴ {wēi ér bù chí}

national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

危言危行 ngai⁴ jin⁴ ngai⁴ hang⁴ {wēi yán wēi xíng}

upright and plainspoken (idiom)

危言聳聽〔--耸听〕 ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting¹ {wēi yán sǒng tīng}

1. frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
2. reds under the beds

危若朝露 ngai⁴ joek⁶ ziu¹ lou⁶ {wēi ruò zhāo lù}

precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

危如累卵 ngai⁴ jyu⁴ leoi⁵ leon² {wēi rú lěi luǎn}

1. precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
2. in a dangerous state

危如朝露 ngai⁴ jyu⁴ ziu¹ lou⁶ {wēi rú zhāo lù}

precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

危在旦夕 ngai⁴ zoi⁶ daan³ zik⁶ {wēi zài dàn xī}

1. in imminent peril (idiom)
2. on the brink of crisis

危重病人 ngai⁴ zung⁶ beng⁶ jan⁴ {wēi zhòng bìng rén}

critically ill patient

危地馬拉人〔--马--〕 ngai⁴ dei⁶ maa⁵ laai¹ jan⁴ {Wēi dì mǎ lā rén}

Guatemalan (person)

危險警告燈〔-险--灯〕 ngai⁴ him² ging² gou³ dang¹ {wēi xiǎn jǐng gào dēng}

hazard lights