冒險

See also: 冒险 and 冒険

Chinese

		to cover; to emit; to manifest to cover; to emit; to manifest; to risk; bold; brave	danger(ous); rugged
trad. (冒險)		冒	險
simp. (冒险)		冒	险

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màoxiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁶ him²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mo-hiám
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mō͘-hiám / bō͘-hiám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màoxiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màosiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: mao⁴-hsien³
    • Yale: màu-syǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mawshean
    • Palladius: маосянь (maosjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁶ him²
    • Yale: mouh hím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁶ him²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁶ him²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²² hiːm³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mo-hiám
    • Hakka Romanization System: mo hiam^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mo⁴ hiam³
    • Sinological IPA: /mo⁵⁵ hi̯am³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mō͘-hiám
    • Tâi-lô: mōo-hiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: moxhiarm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃⁴¹⁻²² hiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃²²⁻²¹ hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃³³⁻²¹ hiam⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-hiám
    • Tâi-lô: bōo-hiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxhiarm
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔ³³⁻²¹ hiam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔ³³⁻¹¹ hiam⁵³/

Verb

冒險

1. to take a risk; to take a chance

Adjective

冒險

1. risky

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 拚搏

Noun

冒險

1. dare
2. adventure

Derived terms

• 冒險家 / 冒险家 (màoxiǎnjiā)
• 真心話大冒險 / 真心话大冒险 (zhēnxīnhuà dàmàoxiǎn)

 

Related terms

• 冒進／冒进 (màojìn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (冒險):

• → Japanese: 冒険(ぼうけん) (bōken)
• → Korean: 모험(冒險) (moheom)
• → Vietnamese: mạo hiểm (冒險)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冒	險
ぼう Grade: S	けん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 冒險 – see the following entry.

【冒険ぼうけん】 [noun] adventure [verb] to take a risk

(This term, 冒險, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
冒	險

Noun

冒險 • (moheom) (hangeul 모험)

1. hanja form^? of 모험 (“adventure”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
冒	險

Adjective

冒險

1. chữ Hán form of mạo hiểm (“risky”).