崖

yá

precipice

cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]

mountain (山) + cliff edge (厓) = precipice

厓 itself means the edge or border of a cliff, so 山 intensifies and grounds the concept firmly in mountain terrain. Together they evoke the sheer, vertiginous face where a mountain simply ends.

山+厓→崖
厓EdgeSemantic
山MountainSemantic

他站在山崖边上,往下看了一眼。

tā zhàn zài shān yá biān shàng, wǎng xià kàn le yī yǎn。

He stood at the edge of the cliff and glanced down.

那条小路沿着悬崖延伸,走起来很危险。

nà tiáo xiǎo lù yán zhe xuán yá yán shēn, zǒu qǐ lái hěn wēi xiǎn。

That narrow path extends along the precipice and is very dangerous to walk on.

Words with 崖

崖壁

yá bì

escarpment

悬崖勒马

xuán yá lè mǎ

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

陡崖

dǒu yá

steep cliff

山崖

shān yá

cliff

崖刻

yá kè

rock carving

崖壑

yá hè

valley

崖岸

yá àn

cliff

崖州

yá zhōu

ancient name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3]

崖州区

yá zhōu qū

Yazhou, a district of Sanya City 三亞市|三亚市[San1 ya4 Shi4], Hainan

崖沙燕

yá shā yàn

(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)

崖海鸦

yá hǎi yā

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

崖略

yá lüè

(literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch

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