壁立千仞
bì​lì​qiān​rèn

sheer cliffs

  • created sense approved 壁立千仞 · bì​lì​qiān​rèn · sheer cliffs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    壁立千仞

    bì​lì​qiān​rèn

    sheer cliffs

    (idiom) describes a cliff or mountain rising steeply to a great height; imposing and lofty; literally "standing like a wall a thousand [[仞|仞|ren4]] high"

    壁立 (literal) → 壁立 · bì​lì · to rise steeply 千仞 (literal) → 千仞 · qiān​rèn · thousands of feet high or deep

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