What does 위기를 넘기다 mean?
위기를 넘기다 (wi-gi-reul neom-gi-da) means: To get through a crisis safely.
Used for the moment right after danger has passed but before you've fully relaxed — a company barely making payroll one more month, or a patient's fever finally breaking. The crisis is over, even if the relief hasn't fully sunk in yet.
🎙️ 위기를 넘기다는 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [위기를 럼기다]로 소리나요 (유음화). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 간신히 부도 위기를 넘기기는 했는데 앞으로가 문제야.
gan-sin-hi bu-do wi-gi-reul neom-gi-gi-neun haess-neun-de ap-euro-ga mun-je-ya.
We barely managed to dodge bankruptcy, but the real trouble starts now.
💡 Emphasizes that danger has passed, but the situation is still fragile. - 이번에 구조조정 위기를 넘긴 직원들은 한숨을 돌리고 있어요.
i-beon-e gu-jo-jo-jeong wi-gi-reul neom-gin jig-won-deul-eun han-sum-eul dol-lig-o iss-eo-yo.
The employees who got through the restructuring crisis are breathing a sigh of relief now.
💡 Used right after dodging an immediate threat. - 이번 달 자금 압박은 간신히 넘겼지만 다음 달이 또 걱정이다.
ibeon dal jageum appageun gansinhi neomgyeotda-man daeum dari tto geokjeongida.
We barely got through this month's cash flow crunch safely, but next month is another worry.
💡 Used when surviving a critical hurdle, knowing the overall situation is still fragile.
Related words in Relief
진정되다 jin-jeong-doe-da걱정을 덜다 geok-jeong-eul deol-da다행이다 da-haeng-i-da안심하다 an-sim-ha-da마음이 놓이다 ma-eum-i no-i-da