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

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• 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

1. to face death or deadly peril
2. 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)