pronunciation | wei-ji
Chinese script | 危機
with thanks to | my mom. hi mom!

pronunciation | ‘zUg-zwang
submitted by | my friend Alex
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note | In the original German, zugzwang means any situation where you face external circumstances that force you to act. But the word has been adapted into a chess term, where it does mean a situation where you can’t act without being damaged by the result.