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

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

(literary) tall; tall and big
(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)

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