qiáng​miàn'ér​lì

to face the wall

  • created sense approved 墙面而立/牆面而立 · qiáng​miàn'ér​lì · to face the wall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    墙面而立 / 牆面而立

    qiáng​miàn'ér​lì

    to face the wall

    to stand facing a wall; metaphorically, to be ignorant or lacking in knowledge due to a lack of study

    墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · to face 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to stand

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    created sense