危 (ngai4) — endanger; imperil; jeopardize in Cantonese
ngaiˎ₄危Mandarin Pinyin: wei1
Meaning of 危
nounendanger; imperil; jeopardize
noundangerous; precarious; critical
nounprecipitous; towering; high
Example Sentences with 危
是不是這樣就不能居安思危?
Is this way not preparing one's self for danger when in good times?
危險：激光在使用中
Danger: Laser in use.
kapˉ¹吸jinˉ¹煙ngaiˎ₄危hoiˍ₆害ginˍ₆健hong1,康, ziˊ²只jiu˗₃要muiˏ₅每jatˍ₆日jatˉ¹一zi1,枝, jiˏ₅已gingˉ¹經zukˉ¹足jiˏ₅以zi˗₃致mingˍ₆命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death
騎樓嘅花盆危危乎，隨時都會跌落去噉
The pots on the balcony seems unstable enough to fall off anytime.
危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.
Words Containing 危
中年危機zung1 nin4 ngai4 gei1
mid-life crisis
居安思危geoi1 ngon1 si1 ngai4
Lit. Living in peace, thinking of danger.
危在旦夕nagi4 zoi6 daan3 zik6
be in imminent danger
危樓ngai4 lau4
dangerous premises
金融危機gam1 jung4 ngai4 gei1
financial crisis
危難ngai4 naan6
danger and disaster; calamity
臨危lam4 ngai4
dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed
生命危險sang1 ming6 ngai4 him2
mortal danger
垂危seoi4 ngai4
close to death / life-threatening (illness)/ critically ill
政治危機zing3 zi6 ngai4 gei1
political crisis
危如累卵ngai4 jyu4 leoi5 leon5
as precarious as a tower of eggs
年輕的危險罪犯nin4 heng1 dik1 ngai4 him2 zeoi6 faan6
a vicious young thug
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