懸崖

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See also: 悬崖

Chinese

hang; suspend precipice
trad. (懸崖) 懸 崖
simp. (悬崖) 悬 崖

Pronunciation

Noun

懸崖

  1. (literally, figuratively) cliff; precipice
    在懸崖邊行走是危險的。 [MSC, trad.]
    在悬崖边行走是危险的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài xuányá biān xíngzǒu shì wēixiǎn de.
    It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
懸 崖
けん
Grade: S 		がい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

懸(けん)崖(がい) • (kengai) 

  1. cliff

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
懸崖

Noun

懸崖 • (hyeonae) (hangeul 현애)

  1. Hanja form? of 현애 (“cliff”).
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