bì​lì

to rise steeply

  • created sense approved 壁立 · bì​lì · to rise steeply — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    壁立

    bì​lì

    to rise steeply

    To stand upright like a wall; used to describe mountain peaks or cliffs rising steeply.

    壁 (literal) → 壁 · bì · wall 立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to stand

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  • created sense approved 壁立 · bì​lì · poverty-stricken — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    壁立

    bì​lì

    poverty-stricken

    (literary) To have nothing but four bare walls; extremely poor and possessing nothing.

    壁 (literal) → 壁 · bì · wall 立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to exist

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