# 危機
## Chinese

* 危機 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 危機 (Cantonese)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wēijī, wéijī
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngai$^4$ gei$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngai$^3$ gei$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngùi-kî
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gûi-ki / ûi-ki
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nguin$^5$ gi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wēijī
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: weiji
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^1$-chi$^1$
*** Yale: wēi-jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiji
*** Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$危機／危机 微機／微机
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wéijī
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wéiji
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^2$-chi$^1$
*** Yale: wéi-jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiji
*** Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$危機／危机 微機／微机 維基／维基
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngai$^4$ gei$^1$
*** Yale: ngàih gēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngai$^4$ gei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngei$^4$ géi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐi̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngai$^3$ gei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡai²² kei³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngùi-kî
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngui$^ˇ$ gi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngui$^2$ gi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋu̯i¹¹ ki²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûi-ki
*** Tâi-lô: guî-ki
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gui'ky
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡui²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡui¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡui²⁴⁻²² ki³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-ki
*** Tâi-lô: uî-ki
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ui'ky
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: nguin$^5$ gi$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngûiⁿ ki
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋũĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³³/

### Noun

危機
* hidden danger or disaster
* crisis (Classifier: 場／场 m; 個／个)
    信仰危機／信仰危机 ― xìnyǎng wēijī ― belief crisis
    自殺危機／自杀危机 ― zìshā wēijī ― suicidal crisis
    次貸危機／次贷危机 ― cìdài wēijī ― subprime mortgage crisis

#### Synonyms

* (danger): (literary) 阽危 (diànwēi), 危險／危险 (wēixiǎn)
* (crisis): 急變／急变 (jíbiàn), 急難／急难 (jínàn)

#### Derived terms

* 人道主義危機／人道主义危机 (réndàozhǔyì wēijī)
* 人道危機／人道危机 (réndào wēijī)
* 危機四伏／危机四伏 (wēijīsìfú)
* 危機意識／危机意识
* 古巴危機／古巴危机
* 國際危機／国际危机
* 波斯灣危機／波斯湾危机
* 潛在危機／潜在危机
* 石油危機／石油危机
* 經濟危機／经济危机 (jīngjì wēijī)
* 能源危機／能源危机
* 金融危機／金融危机 (jīnróng wēijī)

### Further reading

* Chinese word for "crisis" on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (The Chinese word for "crisis" is frequently invoked in Western motivational speaking.)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 危 | 機 |
| き Grade: 6 | き Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) きき [kíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) きき [kìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
* IPA: [kʲikʲi]

### Noun

危(き)機(き) • (kiki)
* crisis, pinch
** ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
    このディアボロはいつだって危(き)機(き)を乗(の)り越(こ)えて来(き)た帝(てい)王(おう)なのだ
       kono diaboro wa itsudatte kiki o norikoete kita teiō nanoda
       I, Diavolo, am the king who has overcome all crisis

#### Synonyms

* 難(なん)局(きょく) (nankyoku)

#### Derived terms

* 危(き)機(き)一(いっ)髪(ぱつ) (kikīppatsu)
* 危(き)機(き)感(かん) (kikikan)

### References

* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 危 | 機 |

### Noun

危機 • (wigi) (hangeul 위기)
* hanja form of 위기 (“crisis”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 危 | 機 |

### Noun

危機
* chữ Hán form of nguy cơ (“danger; hazard”).