Usage of the character 崖
yá
崖
[崖]
- precipice
- cliff
- Taiwan pr. (yái)
yáhè
崖壑
[崖壑]
- valley
- gulley
yákè
崖刻
[崖刻]
- rock carving
- cliff engraving
- words carved into cliff face
yálüè
崖略
[崖略]
- (literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch
Zhūyá
珠崖
[珠崖]
- Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島／海南岛 ( Hǎinán Dǎo)
yá'àn
崖岸
[崖岸]
- cliff
- steep slope
- fig. arrogant and difficult person
yáxiàn
崖限
[崖限]
- cliff barring the way
- fig. brick wall
xuányá
悬崖
[懸崖]
- precipice
- overhanging cliff
Qióngyá
琼崖
[瓊崖]
- Qiongya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島／海南岛 ( Hǎinán Dǎo)
shānyá
山崖
[山崖]
- cliff
Yá Zhōu
崖州
[崖州]
- ancient name for Hainan Island 海南島／海南岛 ( Hǎinán Dǎo)
duànyá
断崖
[斷崖]
- steep cliff
- crag
- precipice
dǒuyá
陡崖
[陡崖]
- steep cliff
- precipice
yágǔ
崖谷
[崖谷]
- valley
- ravine
yábì
崖壁
[崖壁]
- escarpment
- precipice
- cliff
yáshāyàn
崖沙燕
[崖沙燕]
- (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
yáhǎiyā
崖海鸦
[崖海鴉]
- (bird species of China) common murre (Uria aalge)
duànyáshì
断崖式
[斷崖式]
- (of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous
xuányálèmǎ
悬崖勒马
[懸崖勒馬]
- lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- fig. to act in the nick of time
xuányájuébì
悬崖绝壁
[懸崖絕壁]
- sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
xuányáqiàobì
悬崖峭壁
[懸崖峭壁]
- (idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces
dànsèyáshāyàn
淡色崖沙燕
[淡色崖沙燕]
- (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)