臨危

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	danger; to endanger
trad. (臨危)		臨	危
simp. (临危)		临	危

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línwēi, línwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ, ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ ngai⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lîm-gûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línwei
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-wei¹
  - Yale: lín-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linuei
  - Palladius: линьвэй (linʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línwéi
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-wei²
  - Yale: lín-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linwei
  - Palladius: линьвэй (linʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lam⁴ ngai⁴
  - Yale: làhm ngàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ ngai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ ngei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ ŋɐi̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-gûi
  - Tâi-lô: lîm-guî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: limguii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² ɡui²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² ɡui²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² ɡui¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡui²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lim²³⁻³³ ɡui²³/

Verb

臨危

to face death or deadly peril
to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness

Synonyms

(to be approaching one's end): 臨終／临终 (línzhōng)

Derived terms

臨危不亂／临危不乱 (línwēibùluàn)
臨危不懼／临危不惧
臨危授命／临危授命 (línwēishòumìng)

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