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屹立

屹立

Chinese

		high and steep	set up; to stand
simp. and trad. (屹立)		屹	立

Verb

屹立

to stand towering like a giant; to stand erect

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìlì

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngat⁶ laap⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gi̍t-li̍p / kit-li̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yìlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihlih
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    屹立
    毅力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngat⁶ laap⁶
  - Yale: ngaht laahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngat⁹ laap⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐt̚² lɑːp̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gi̍t-li̍p
  - Tâi-lô: gi̍t-li̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gidlip
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /git̚²⁴⁻²² lip̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /git̚⁴⁻²¹ lip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /git̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lip̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kit-li̍p
  - Tâi-lô: kit-li̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kitlip
  - IPA (Taipei): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/