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A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  A strategic position: 天 natural defense, barriers (as mountain range, rivers);
可守 untenable defensive position;
固守 hold natural advantage of defense position.
(2)  Risky adventure: 冒 to risk danger;
explore (dangerous peaks, North Pole, etc.);
以僥倖 choose foolish, risky means to gain end;
go through hardships and difficulties;
insurance, see 91A.01.
(3)  Accident: 遇 meet with car or other accident and die or be assassinated.
Adj(1)  Dangerous, risky, unsafe: 艱 (road) difficult to pass;
dangerous;
[xian3zheng4]↓.
(2)  Difficult, startling: 句,語 startling sentence, esp. in prose or poetry;
韻 a rhyme class of words, with few words in it, and therefore a difficult rhyme class.
(3)  Tricky, dishonest: [xian3zha4]↓;
treacherous (person).
AdvNearly, almost: 遭毒手 was nearly killed;
遭不測 barely escaped accident;
[xian3xie1]↓.
Words1.隘 [xian3ai4], n., a strategic pass. 
2.詖 [xian3bi4], adj., (LL) crooked (conduct). 
3.道神 [xian3dao4shen2], n., (1)  (coll.) a paper image opening the way for a funeral procession; (2)  (fig.) a very tall person. 
4.惡 [xian3e4], adj., wicked, crafty (heart); treacherous, ominous (aspect). 
5.固 [xian3gu4], adj., strong defensively. 
6.詐 [xian3zha4], adj., crafty, deceitful. 
7.症 [xian3zheng4], n., dangerous disease. 
8.棘 [xian3ji2], adj., (road) treacherous and overgrown with underbrush. 
9.譎 [xian3jUe2], adj., see [xian3zha4]↑. 
10.峻 [xian3jUn4], adj., (cliff) steep. 
11.澀 [xian3se4], adj., difficult (road, terrain). 
12.些 (兒) [xian3xie1] (shiaan-shie-'l), adv. phr., almost, nearly: 些掉下去 nearly fell into (chasm, river, etc.); 些死了 almost died; 些釣上來 almost caught the fish. 
13.戲 [xian3xi4], adj., (LL) see [xian3se4]↑(also wr. 巇). 
14.阻 [xian3zu3], adj., (terrain) difficult to cross. 
15.要 [xian3yao4], n., a strong natural defense position. 
16.易 [xian3yi4], n., degree of safety or risk.