ngai4 gei1危機危机
Jyutpingngai4 gei1
Yalengàih gēi
Definition
Crisis; danger or risk; a critical situation or event that threatens stability.
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How it's used
Refers to a situation that is precarious or potentially disastrous, often carrying a weightier tone than simply being in trouble. It is frequently paired with verbs like 面對 or 爆發 to describe the onset or experience of a critical state. While it shares characters with Mandarin, its usage in Cantonese is standard for both formal news reports and serious personal discussions.
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The company is currently facing a huge crisis.
Do you think this is an economic crisis?
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with 危險, which usually describes a specific, immediate physical threat or a dangerous activity, whereas 危機 refers to a broader, systemic, or abstract state of instability.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
