Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- xiǎn
English
- narrow pass, strategic point, dangerous
- danger
- dangerous
- rugged
- danger; peril; risk
- dangerous; perilous; risky
粵語
- 容易受損害嘅可能性
- 危險
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 險
- 險勝him2 sing3
to win by a narrow margin
- 風險fung1 him2
risk; hazard
- 危險ngai4 him2
danger
- 保險bou2 him2
insurance
- 冒險mou6 him2
to take risks
- 探險taam3 him2
to explore
- 驚險ging1 him2
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
- 險惡him2 ok3
dangerous
- 陰險jam1 him2
treacherous
- 險要him2 jiu3
strategically situated and easy to defend
- 險境him2 ging2
critical circumstances
- 壽險sau6 him2
life insurance (abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险[ren2 shou4 bao3 xian3])
- 歷險lik6 him2
to experience adventures
- 火險fo2 him2
fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3 zai1 wei1 xian3])
- 避險bei6 him2
to flee from danger
- 險些him2 se1
narrowly
- 險峻him2 zeon3
(of terrain) mountainous; rugged
- 險阻him2 zo2
dangerous and difficult (path)
- 奸險gaan1 him2
malicious
- 險灘him2 taan1
shoals; rapids; treacherous section of a river
- 險詐him2 zaa3
sinister and deceitful
- 危險品ngai4 him2 ban2
hazardous materials
- 保險絲bou2 him2 si1
fuse wire
- 保險套bou2 him2 tou3
condom