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): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (險些兒／险些儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnxiēr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnsier
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³-hsieh¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: syǎn-syēr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanshie'l
  - Palladius: сяньсер (sjanʹser)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛɻ⁵⁵/
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

差一點／差一点
差啲 (caa¹ di¹) (Cantonese)
差小可 (Hokkien)
差小可仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
差淡薄 (Hokkien)
差淡薄仔 (Hokkien)
差無偌／差无偌 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
差點／差点 (chàdiǎn)
差點咖子／差点咖子 (ca¹ dienn³ ga zr) (Xiang)
急下烏／急下乌 (⁷ciq-shia-u) (Wu)
爭些／争些 (zhēngxiē) (obsolete)
爭啲／争啲 (zaang¹ di¹) (Cantonese)
爭差點兒／争差点儿 (zen¹ ca¹ dianr³) (Sichuanese)
爭滴滴兒／争滴滴儿 (zen¹ di¹ dir^3-1) (Sichuanese)
爭點兒／争点儿 (zen¹ dianr³) (Sichuanese)
臨臨仔／临临仔 (Hokkien)
險／险 (xiǎn) (of bad things)
險介乎／险介乎 (⁵shi-cia-wu) (Wu)
險險／险险 (Hokkien)

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