created sense approved 壁立 · bìlì · to rise steeply — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
壁立
bìlì
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 · bìlì · poverty-stricken — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
壁立
bìlì
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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