林立

Chinese

woods; forest set up; to stand
simp. and trad.
(林立)

Pronunciation


Verb

林立

  1. to stand in great numbers like a forest (of masts, smokestacks, derricks, tall buildings, etc.)
    高樓林立高楼林立  ―  gāolóu línlì  ―  tall buildings stand in great numbers

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りん
Grade: 1
りつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾʲĩn̺ɾʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

(りん)(りつ) • (rinritsu

  1. be bristling with (standing together closely like trees of a forest)

Verb

(りん)(りつ)する • (rinritsu suruintransitive suru (stem (りん)(りつ) (rinritsu shi), past (りん)(りつ)した (rinritsu shita))

  1. bristle with; line; stand in rows
    • 1931, 宮本百合子, ワルシャワのメーデー[1]:
      一節で圧殺されたインターナショナルの響と、労働者を囲んで林立していたステッキとを、忘れないだろう。
      Issetsu de assatsu sareta Intānashonaru no hibiki to, rōdōsha o kakonde rinritsu shite ita sutekki to o, wasurenai darō.
      I will never forget the sound of The Internationale being crushed in one verse, and the rows of walking sticks that surrounded the workers.

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