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巖
1. 崖岸;山或高地的边。
Cliff or bank; the edge of a mountain or highland.
2. 山峰。
Mountain peak.
3. 石窟;洞穴。
Grotto or cave.
4. 岩石,构成地壳的石头。
Rock, the stone that makes up the Earth's crust.
5. 高峻;险要。
High and steep; dangerous place.
6. 峻廊(古建筑学名词)。
A narrow corridor in ancient architecture.
7. 〔巖巖〕①积石貌。②高大;高耸。
[巖巖] ① A pile of stones. ② Tall; soaring.
8. 古地名“傅巖”的简称。在今山西省平陆县东。相传商王武丁的大臣傅说为奴隶时曾在此从事版筑,后世常用来指贤者隐遁之处。
Abbreviation of the ancient place name "Fu Yan," located east of Pinglu County in present-day Shanxi Province. It is said that Fu, a minister of the Shang King Wu Ding, worked as a laborer here; later, it was often referred to as a retreat for wise men.
巖
巖、喦、巗 yán
[名]
【本义】:高峻的山崖
[Original Meaning]: Steep cliffs.
【造字法】:形聲。从山,嚴聲。「巖」爲會意字。
[Character Formation]: Pictophonetic; composed of the radical for mountain (山) and the phonetic element (嚴). 咱
1. 同本義 ([En.] cliff)
Same as the original meaning (cliff).
2. 山峯 ([En.] peak)
Mountain peak.
3. 高山 ([En.] mountain)
High mountain.
4. 石穴,石窟 ([En.] grotto).
Grotto or cave.
5. 高出水面較大而高聳的石頭 ([En.] tall rock)
A tall rock that rises significantly above the water surface.
巖
[yán]
[形]
1. 高險 ([En.] high and dangerous)
High and dangerous.
【引】
1. 《三國志·諸葛亮傳》:保其巖阻。
From "Records of the Three Kingdoms": Protect the cliffs.
【例】
又如:巖邑(險要的城邑);巖牆(高而危險的牆)
For example: Cliff city (a fortified city); steep wall (a high and dangerous wall).