yā
垭
mountain pass; col
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mountain pass; narrow passage between two hills; col
多用于地名。现代汉语中常写作“垭口”指具体的通道位置。虽标注为方言用法，但在地名中为规范用字。
Fān翻
guò过
shān山
yā垭
jiù就
shì是
Sì四
chuān川
jìng境
nèi内
le了
。
Cross over the mountain pass and you are in Sichuan territory.
Huáng黄
tǒng桶
yā垭
zài在
Chóng重
qìng庆
，
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
yào要
dào道
。
Huangtong Pass is in Chongqing and is an important traffic thoroughfare.
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Zhè这
gè个
yā垭
kǒu口
hǎi海
bá拔
liǎng两
qiān千
duō多
mǐ米
，
zhōng终
nián年
jī积
xuě雪
。
This mountain pass is over two thousand meters above sea level and is snow-covered all year round.