created sense approved 天堑/天塹 · tiānqiàn · natural moat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天堑 / 天塹
tiānqiàn
natural moat
A naturally formed barrier or deep trench that is difficult to cross; often specifically used to describe the Yangtze River [[长江|長江|chang2 jiang1]] as a strategic defense.
天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · natural 堑 (literal) → 堑/塹 · qiàn · chasm
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