牙煙

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	cigarette; tobacco; smoke
trad. (牙煙)		牙	煙
simp. (牙烟)		牙	烟
alternative forms		牙㾓

Etymology

Unknown. Various theories exist:

From the Literary Chinese word 崖广 (ngaai4 jim5, “wallless house built on a cliffface”);
Corruption of 危險／危险 (ngai4 him2, “dangerous”);
From 牙㾓 (ngaa4 jyun1, “having a toothache”).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ jin¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ jin¹
  - Yale: ngàh yīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ jin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ yin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ jiːn⁵⁵/

Adjective

牙煙

(Cantonese) dangerous

Synonyms

危險／危险 (wēixiǎn)
危急 (wēijí)
險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)
兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)
(Hokkien) 險厄／险厄
(Northern Min) 僥險／侥险
(Teochew) 浪險／浪险

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