崔嵬
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See also: 崔巍
Chinese[edit]
high mountain; precipitous | rocky | ||
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trad. (崔嵬) | 崔 | 嵬 | |
simp. #(崔嵬) | 崔 | 嵬 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
崔嵬
- (literary) stony mound; rocky mountain
- 陟彼崔嵬、我馬虺隤 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- zhì bǐ cuīwéi, wǒ mǎ huǐtuí [Pinyin]
- I was ascending that rock-covered height, but my horses were too tired to breast it.
陟彼崔嵬、我马虺𬯎 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) top of a mountain; peak
- (literary, figurative) huge obstacle; great difficulty
- (literary, figurative) pent-up anger; sorrows
Adjective[edit]
崔嵬