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屹立
Mandarin · pinyin yì lì
Meanings
- to tower
- to stand straight (of person's bearing)
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4–4 · yi4 li4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ngat6 laap6 · ngat6 lap6
Cantonese word readings for 屹立. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to stand towering like a giant; to stand erect
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