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危在旦夕
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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danger; to endanger
(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
morning
and
evening
;
short
time
;
sooner or later
morning
and
evening
;
short
time
;
sooner or later
; imminent; on the horizon
trad.
(
危在旦夕
)
危
在
旦夕
simp.
#
(
危在旦夕
)
危
在
旦夕
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
wēizàidànxī
,
wéizàidànxì
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄨㄟ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
ngai
4
zoi
6
daan
3
zik
6
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
gûi-chāi-tàn-se̍k
/
gûi-chāi-tàn-si̍t
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
, standard in
Mainland
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
wēizàidànxī
Zhuyin
:
ㄨㄟ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
weizàidànsi
Wade–Giles
:
wei
1
-tsai
4
-tan
4
-hsi
1
Yale
:
wēi-dzài-dàn-syī
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
ueitzaydannshi
Palladius
:
вэйцзайданьси
(vɛjczajdanʹsi)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/weɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
(
Standard Chinese
, standard in
Taiwan
; dated variant in
Mainland
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
wéizàidànxì
Zhuyin
:
ㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
wéizàidànsì
Wade–Giles
:
wei
2
-tsai
4
-tan
4
-hsi
4
Yale
:
wéi-dzài-dàn-syì
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
weitzaydannshih
Palladius
:
вэйцзайданьси
(vɛjczajdanʹsi)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/weɪ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
ngai
4
zoi
6
daan
3
zik
6
Yale
:
ngàih joih daan jihk
Cantonese Pinyin
:
ngai
4
dzoi
6
daan
3
dzik
9
Guangdong Romanization
:
ngei
4
zoi
6
dan
3
jig
6
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ŋɐi̯
²¹
t͡sɔːi̯²² taːn³³ t͡sɪk̚²/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
gûi-chāi-tàn-se̍k
Tâi-lô
:
guî-tsāi-tàn-si̍k
Phofsit Daibuun
:
guizaixdarnsek
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/ɡui²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²²⁻²¹ tan²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
General
Taiwanese
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
gûi-chāi-tàn-si̍t
Tâi-lô
:
guî-tsāi-tàn-si̍t
Phofsit Daibuun
:
guizaixdarnsit
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/ɡui²³⁻³³ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ tan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕit̚⁴/
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/ɡui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ tan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕit̚⁴/
Idiom
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危在旦夕
in
imminent
danger
; on the
brink
of
crisis
天下
危在旦夕
,
陛下
尚
自
與
閹宦
共
飲
耶
!
[
MSC
,
trad.
]
天下
危在旦夕
,
陛下
尚
自
与
阉宦
共
饮
耶
!
[
MSC
,
simp.
]
From:
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Tiānxià
wēi zài dànxī
, bìxià shàng zì yǔ yānhuàn gòng yǐn yē!
[Pinyin]
The world is
crashing down upon us
, and yet Your Majesty is enjoying wine with the eunuchs!
Synonyms
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岌岌可危
(
jíjíkěwēi
)
危如累卵
(
wēirúlěiluǎn
)