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Definitions

  1. 1. precipice
  2. 2. cliff
  3. 3. Taiwan pr. [yái]

Words Containing 崖

悬崖
xuán yá

precipice

悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

山崖
shān yá

cliff

崖刻
yá kè

rock carving

崖壁
yá bì

escarpment

崖壑
yá hè

valley

崖岸
yá àn

cliff

崖州
yá zhōu

ancient name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[hǎi nán dǎo]

崖沙燕
yá shā yàn

(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)

崖海鸦
yá hǎi yā

(bird species of China) common murre (Uria aalge)

崖略
yá lüe4

(literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch

崖谷
yá gǔ

valley

崖限
yá xiàn

cliff barring the way

悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)

悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

断崖
duàn yá

steep cliff

断崖式
duàn yá shì

(of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous

淡色崖沙燕
dàn sè yá shā yàn

(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)

珠崖
zhū yá

Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[hǎi nán dǎo]

琼崖
qióng yá

Qiongya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[hǎi nán dǎo]

茫崖
máng yá

Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

茫崖区
máng yá qū

Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

茫崖行政区
máng yá xíng zhèng qū

Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

茫崖行政委员会
máng yá xíng zhèng wěi yuán huì

Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

陡崖
dǒu yá

steep cliff