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Definitions

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

Words Containing 崖

崖谷
yá gǔ

valley

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

陡崖
dǒu yá

steep cliff

断崖
duàn yá

steep cliff

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

琼崖
qióng yá

Qiongya, historic 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)

珠崖
zhū yá

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

崖岸
yá àn

cliff

崖刻
yá kè

rock carving

崖略
yá lüe4

(literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch

悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ

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

崖海鸦
yá hǎi yā

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

崖壑
yá hè

valley

崖壁
yá bì

escarpment

崖州
yá zhōu

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

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)

悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

悬崖
xuán yá

precipice

崖限
yá xiàn

cliff barring the way

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
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

悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

山崖
shān yá

cliff