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悬崖
xuán yá



悬崖
cliff


Definitions

Chinese > English
悬崖
     1. Simplified form of 懸崖
懸崖xuán崖
     1. n. (literally, figuratively) cliff; precipice
           在 懸崖 邊 行走 是 危險 的。 - It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff.
English > Chinese
cliff
     1. 悬崖
Components
     1. Simplified form of 懸
xuán
     1. to hang; to suspend
     2. to raise
     3. to feel anxious
     4. (literary, or in compounds) to announce
           (zh-co, 懸賞, to offer a reward)
     5. (literary, or in compounds) to imagine; to suppose
           (zh-co, 懸想, to imagine)
     6. to be unsettled; to be unresolved
     7. (colloquial) dangerous
           B: Dangerous. (meaning: I might have failed but I might have passed.)
     8. far apart
     9. (Min) tall; high
     10. (Min Nan) of high level; above average
     1. cliff; precipice
     2. (literary) limit; boundary; margin
     3. (rfv-sense) precipitous
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