險棋

Chinese

		danger(ous); rugged	any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (險棋)		險	棋
simp. (险棋)		险	棋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎnqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): him² kei^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎncí
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³-chʻi²
    • Yale: syǎn-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanchyi
    • Palladius: сяньци (sjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: him² kei^4-2
    • Yale: hím kéi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: him² kei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: him² kéi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³⁵ kʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

險棋

1. (chess) risky move (Classifier: 步 m)
2. (figurative) risky move; dangerous move (Classifier: 步 m)