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險: dangerous

By December 14, 2016January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

險[险] xiǎn


: danger; dangerous
: rugged; narrow pass

Kun Reading

険 | さが saga

taru-adjective | adverb
: precipitous

険しい | けわしい kewashii

adjective
: precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep
: grim; severe; stern

On Reading

険 | けん ken

noun | na-adjective
: steepness; steep place
: harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

 Usage:

險惡 [险恶] xian3’e4: dangerous; sinister; vicious
[険悪 | けんあく kenaku: dangerous; serious; gloomy; perilous; threatening; stormy]
險些 xian3xie1: narrowly; almost; nearly
險兆 xian3zhao4: evil omen
險境 xian3jing4: critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
險峰 xian3feng1: perilous peak; the lofty heights

危險[险] wei1xian3: danger; dangerous
[危険 | きけん kiken: danger; peril; hazard
: dangerous, hazardous]

保險 bao3xian3: insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to
[保険 | ほけん boken: insurance; guarantee]
風險 [风险] feng1xian3: risk; hazard
冒險 mao4xian3: to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
[冒険 | ぼうけん bouken: risk; venture; adventure]

冒險者 [冒险者] mao4xian3 zhe3: adventurer
[冒険者 | ぼうけんしゃ boukensha: adventurer]

探險 tan4xian3: to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
[探険 | たんけん tanken: exploration; expedition]



Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
険しい目 | けわしいめ kewashii me
: grim stare; stern look

険しい顔 | けわしいかお kewashii kao
: grim face

冒険野郎 | ぼうけんやろう bouken yarou
: (yoji) adventure lover

天険に拠る | てんけんによる tenken ni yoru
: to hold a mountain fortress



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
險象環生 [险象环生] xian3 xiang4 huan2 sheng1
: dangers spring up all around; surrounded by perils

不避艱險 [不避艰险] bu4 bi4 jian1 xian3
: shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers

履險如夷 [履险如夷] lü3 xian3 ru2 yi2
: lit. to make one’s way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground; fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly

山高水險 [山高水险] shan1 gao1 shui3 xian3
: lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift; to undertake an arduous task or journey

居心險惡 [居心险恶] ju1 xin1 xian3 e4
: to have sinister motives

化險為夷 [化险为夷] hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2
: to turn peril into safety; to avert disaster

鋌而走險 [铤而走险] ting3 er2 zou3 xian3
: to take a risk out of desperation

陰險毒辣 [阴险毒辣]/ yin1 xian3 du2 la4
: treacherous and murderous

有驚無險 [有惊无险] you3 jing1 wu2 xian3
: to be more scared than hurt; to get through a daunting experience without mishap

無限風光在險峰 [无限风光在险峰] wu2 xian4 feng1 guang1 zai4 xian3 feng1
: The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb); fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
阝 (fu4: place radical 170) suggests the meaning while
僉 (qian1: all; together) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
险. Derived from generic character simplification rule #88 (僉 » 佥) via replacement of character component.



 Examples:

保険をかけて下さい。
ほけんをかけてください boken o kakede kudasai
Insure it, please.

 
我不想冒這個險。
wo3 bu4 xiang3 mao4 zhe4ge xian3
I don’t want to take the chance.

 Music:
那些你很冒險的夢 – JJ Lin 林俊傑

当两颗心开始震动
当你瞳孔学会闪躲
当爱慢慢被遮住只剩下黑
距离像影子被拉拖

当爱的故事像听说
我找不到你单纯的面孔
当生命每分每秒都为你转动
心多执著就加倍心痛

那些你很冒险的梦
我陪你去疯
摺纸飞机 碰到雨天
终究会坠落

太残忍的话我只说
因为爱很重
你却不想懂
只往反方向走

当爱的故事像听说
我找不到你单纯的面孔
当生命每分每秒都为你转动
心有多执著就加倍心痛

那些你很冒险的梦
我陪你去疯
摺纸飞机 碰到雨天
终究会坠落

太残忍的话我只说
因为爱很重
你却不想懂
只往反方向走

我不想放手
你松开的左手
历来的放纵
我再不会变空
捂住了累了都已再也不回头

那些你很冒险的梦
我陪你去疯
摺纸飞机 碰到雨天
终究会坠落

太残忍的话我只说
因为爱很重
你却不想懂
只往反方向走

你真的不懂
我的爱已降落

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary