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Pronunciation / Transliteration: wiheom
"우리는 큰 위험에 직면해 있다."
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Serious and immediate danger.
"The explorers faced great peril during their journey through the jungle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French peril, from Latin periculum 'an attempt, risk, danger', from an Indo-European root meaning 'to try'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peril" is said worldwide
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péril
Transliteration: péril
"Ils ont sauvé l'entreprise du péril."
Gefahr
Transliteration: Gefahr
"Das Projekt schwebt in großer Gefahr."
pericolo
Transliteration: pericolo
"La nave era in grave pericolo."
peligro
Transliteration: peligro
"La vida de los rehenes corre peligro."
perigo
Transliteration: perigo
"Eles enfrentaram o perigo com coragem."
खतरा
Transliteration: khatara
"यह देश इस समय बड़े खतरे में है।"
危险
Transliteration: wēixiǎn
"他们处于极大的危险之中。"
위험
Transliteration: wiheom
"우리는 큰 위험에 직면해 있다."
危険
Transliteration: kiken
"彼らは大きな危険にさらされている。"
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