壁壘森嚴

简 壁垒森严 · 繁 壁壘森嚴
Mandarin · pinyin bì lěi sēn yán

Meanings

  1. closely guarded
  2. strongly fortified
  3. sharply divided
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壁
bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
壘
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森
sēn · forest; luxuriant vegetation
嚴
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垒
lěi · rampart, military wall
严
yán · strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
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4–3–1–2 · bi4 lei3 sen1 yan2

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bik1 leoi5 sam1 jim4

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bik1 leoi5 sam1 jim4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) strongly fortified

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