屹立

Chinese

		high and steep	set up; to stand
trad. (屹立)		屹	立
simp. #(屹立)		屹	立

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngat⁶ lap⁶, ngat⁶ laap⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gi̍t-li̍p / kit-li̍p

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìlì
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: yì-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihlih
    • Palladius: или (ili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 屹立 毅力 疫癘／疫疠

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngat⁶ lap⁶, ngat⁶ laap⁶
    • Yale: ngaht lahp, ngaht laahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngat⁹ lap⁹, ngat⁹ laap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nged⁶ leb⁶, nged⁶ lab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐt̚² lɐp̚²/, /ŋɐt̚² laːp̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gi̍t-li̍p
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍t-li̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gidlip
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lip̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡit̚²⁴⁻² lip̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡit̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kit-li̍p
    • Tâi-lô: kit-li̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kitlip
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴/

Verb

屹立

1. to stand towering like a giant; to stand erect

Synonyms

• 坦徛 (Hokkien)
• 坦直 (Hokkien)
• 打竳 (Hakka)
• 挺直 (tǐngzhí)
• 挺立 (tǐnglì)
• 直立 (zhílì)
• 矗立 (chùlì)
• 筆立／笔立 (bǐlì)
• 聳峙／耸峙 (sǒngzhì)
• 聳立／耸立 (sǒnglì)
• 陡立 (dǒulì)
• 高聳／高耸 (gāosǒng)

 

Derived terms

• 屹立不搖／屹立不摇
• 巍然屹立

 

Related terms

• 屹然 (yìrán)