鋌而走險

鋌而走險

See also: 铤而走险

Chinese

		big arrow; walk fast; ingot	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to make a reckless move
trad. (鋌而走險)		鋌	而	走險
simp. (铤而走险)		铤	而	走险
variant forms		挺而走險／挺而走险

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁵ ji⁴ zau² him²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn [Phonetic: tǐngérzóuxiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiingerltzooushean
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ting⁵ ji⁴ zau² him²
    • Yale: tíhng yìh jáu hím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁵ ji⁴ dzau² him²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ting⁵ yi⁴ zeo² him²
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ¹³ jiː²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hiːm³⁵/

Idiom

鋌而走險

1. to act recklessly out of desperation, or be forced to break the law