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懸崖絕壁

简悬崖绝壁 · 繁懸崖絕壁

Mandarin · pinyin xuán yá jué bì

see 懸崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì

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崖: yá · cliff, precipice; precipitous
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壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
悬: xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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2–2–2–4 · xuan2 ya2 jue2 bi4

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jyun4 ngaai4 zyut6 bik1

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(idiomatic) sheer precipices and overhanging rocks; perilous cliffs and precipices

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