cliff inscription; rock carving
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
characters or inscriptions carved on a cliff face; cliff carving
Usually refers to ancient inscriptions, poems, calligraphy, or official records carved directly into mountain cliff faces. Often synonymous with 摩崖石刻.
Tài泰
Shān山
bǎo保
cún存
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
gǔ古
dài代
yá崖
kè刻
。
Mount Tai preserves many precious ancient cliff inscriptions.
Yán研
jiū究
rén人
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
duì对
zhè这
xiē些
yá崖
kè刻
jìn进
xíng行
shù数
zì字
huà化
jì记
lù录
。
Researchers are conducting digital documentation of these cliff inscriptions.
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Lì历
dài代
wén文
rén人
mò墨
kè客
zài在
cǐ此
liú留
xià下
le了
shù数
bǎi百
chù处
yá崖
kè刻
。
Literati through the ages have left hundreds of cliff inscriptions here.