巖巖

Chinese

		cliff	cliff
trad. (巖巖)		巖	巖
simp. (岩岩)		岩	岩
alternative forms		嵒嵒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yányán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yányán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yányán
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-yen²
    • Yale: yán-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanyan
    • Palladius: яньянь (janʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

Adjective

巖巖

1. (literary) tall; tall and big
2. (literary) lofty; imposing; noble

Synonyms

• (tall and big):

• 俁俁／俣俣 (yǔyǔ) (literary)
• 雄偉／雄伟 (xióngwěi)
• 高大 (gāodà)
• 高長／高长 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 魁偉／魁伟 (kuíwěi)
• 魁梧 (kuíwú)

 

• (lofty):

• 可敬 (kějìng)
• 威嚴／威严 (wēiyán)
• 尊嚴／尊严 (zūnyán)
• 尊貴／尊贵 (zūnguì)
• 尚 (literary, or in compounds)
• 崇高 (chónggāo)
• 高大 (gāodà)
• 高尚 (gāoshàng)
• 高貴／高贵 (gāoguì)
• 高超 (gāochāo) (literary)