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Character · AdjectiveTraditional嶢

lofty; high (of mountains)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

lofty; high; towering (of mountains)

literary

Literary term used to describe steep, high mountains. Often appears in the compound 岧峣 (tiáo yáo).

Shān山
shì势
tiáo岧
yáo峣
 ，
zhí直
chā插
yún云
xiāo霄
 。

The mountain is lofty, piercing straight into the clouds.

Dēng登
yáo峣
yáo峣
zhī之
gāo高
yá崖
 ，
lín临
yuān渊
shēn深
ér而
páng彷
huáng徨
 。

Ascending the high and steep cliffs, hesitating before the deep abyss.

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Qún群
fēng峰
tiáo岧
yáo峣
 ，
qì气
shì势
xióng雄
wěi伟
 。

The cluster of peaks is lofty and magnificent in bearing.