隐患

Traditional form:

隱患

Pinyin (reading):

yǐnhuàn

Definitions:

• a danger concealed within sth
• hidden damage
• misfortune not visible from the surface

Characters:

• 隐 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 患 - suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer

Traditional characters:

• 隱 - to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 患 - suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer