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壁立

Mandarin · pinyin bì lì

(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall
rise steeply

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壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set

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4–4 · bi4 li4

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verb

(of cliffs etc.) to rise or drop sheer (as steep as nearly perpendicular)

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