xiǎn'ài

strategic pass

  • created sense approved 险隘/險隘 · xiǎn'ài · strategic pass — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    险隘 / 險隘

    xiǎn'ài

    strategic pass

    a dangerous and narrow mountain pass or strategic defensive point

    险 (literal) → 险/險 · xiǎn · dangerous 隘 (bound) → 隘 · ài · pass

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 险隘/險隘 · xiǎn'ài · narrow and dangerous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    险隘 / 險隘

    xiǎn'ài

    narrow and dangerous

    narrow and difficult to navigate; (figurative) perilous or precariously situated

    险 (literal) → 险/險 · xiǎn · dangerous 隘 (bound) → 隘 · ài · narrow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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