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懸崖峭壁

懸崖峭壁

See also: 悬崖峭壁

Chinese

		cliff; precipice	precipice; cliff
trad. (懸崖峭壁)		懸崖	峭壁
simp. (悬崖峭壁)		悬崖	峭壁

Idiom

懸崖峭壁

sheer precipices and overhanging rocks; perilous cliffs and precipices

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xuányá qiàobì, xuányái qiàobì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ ngaai⁴ ciu³ bik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuányá qiàobì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanya chiawbih
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ i̯a̠³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuányái qiàobì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanyai chiawbih
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ i̯aɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ ngaai⁴ ciu³ bik¹
  - Yale: yùhn ngàaih chiu bīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ ngaai⁴ tsiu³ bik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ ŋɑːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯³³ pɪk̚⁵/