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危

Cantonese · source Jyutpingngai4

danger
to endanger
Taiwan pr. wéi
dangerous
precipitous

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

ngai44 · low falling

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Same syllable, six tones

ngaingai1—ngai2—ngai3—危ngai4danger 蚁ngai5trouble 艺ngai6skill

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

危

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

危 Wēi CC-CEDICT · Mandarinsurname Wei
危 wēi CC-CEDICT · Mandarindanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: wei1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Cantonese word readings for 危. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

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dangerous
(literary) precarious; high
dying
(literary) upright; proper
to endanger; to put in danger
to fear; to be uneasy
(literary) roof
(～宿) (astronomy) the Roof, a Chinese constellation near Aquarius and Pegasus
(Internet slang, ACG) Danger! (Used usually alone by one to warn or tell other participants or viewers of a video, video game, etc. that one or several persons or things are in danger and dying for help. Originated from a video game.)
a surname

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