驚險

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	danger(ous); rugged
trad. (驚險)		驚	險
simp. (惊险)		惊	险

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngxiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ him²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiâng-hiám
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ-hiám / keng-hiám

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gian¹ hiam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngxiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingsiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-hsien³
    • Yale: jīng-syǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshean
    • Palladius: цзинсянь (czinsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ him²
    • Yale: gīng hím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ him²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ him²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ hiːm³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiâng-hiám
    • Hakka Romanization System: giang^ˊ hiam^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giang¹ hiam³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ²⁴ hi̯am³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-hiám
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-hiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvia'hiarm
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ hiam⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hiám
    • Tâi-lô: king-hiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kenghiarm
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gian¹ hiam²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiaⁿ hiám
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩã³³⁻²³ hiam⁵²/

Adjective

驚險

1. breathtaking; thrilling; astounding

Derived terms

• 驚險百出／惊险百出