殆 (toi5 | dai4) : [1] dangerous, perilous [2] almost

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殆

toi5

dai4

[1] dangerous, perilous [2] almost

Stroke count: 9

Level: 4

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殆

This word has been viewed 2850 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 12th Aug 2009 18:32 and last edited on 12th Aug 2009 18:48

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知彼知己，百戰不殆 zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 = know your enemy and yourself and you will never lose a battle

危殆 ngai4 toi5 wei1 dai4 (PRC), wei2 dai4 (Taiwan) = in critical condition

殆盡 toi5 zeon6 dai4 jin4 = nearly; almost

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本港男子罹患新流感情況危殆
Hong Kong man suffering from H1N1 in critical condition

今春絢麗的花卉凋謝殆盡國
This spring's flowers have nearly all withered away.

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Decimal representation of this word: 殆
Unicode code for this character: U+6b86 (off-site link)

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