險些

Chinese

		danger (ous); rugged	some; few; several some; few; several; (a measure word)
trad. (險些)		險	些
simp. (险些)		险	些

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎnxiē

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): him² se¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnxiē
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnsie
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³-hsieh¹
  - Yale: syǎn-syē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanshie
  - Palladius: сяньсе (sjanʹse)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (險些兒／险些儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnxiēr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnsier
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³-hsierh¹
  - Yale: syǎn-syēr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanshie'l
  - Palladius: сяньсер (sjanʹser)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: him² se¹
  - Yale: hím sē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: him² se¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: him² sé¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³⁵ sɛː⁵⁵/

Adverb

險些

(of bad things) almost; nearly

Synonyms

Synonyms of 險些

差啲 (caa1 di1) (Cantonese)
差小可 (Min Nan)
差小可仔 (Min Nan)
差淡薄 (Min Nan)
差淡薄仔 (Min Nan)
差一點／差一点 (chàyīdiǎn)
差無偌／差无偌 (Min Nan)
差點／差点 (chàdiǎn)
差點咖子／差点咖子 (Xiang)
急下烏／急下乌 (Wu)

爭些／争些 (zhēngxiē) (obsolete)
爭啲／争啲 (zaang1 di1) (Cantonese)
爭差點兒／争差点儿 (Sichuan)
爭滴滴兒／争滴滴儿 (Sichuan)
爭點兒／争点儿 (Sichuan)
臨臨仔／临临仔 (Min Nan)
險／险 (xiǎn) (of bad things)
險介乎／险介乎 (Wu)
險險／险险 (Min Nan)

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