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Home / Idiom / 壁垒森严

closely guarded · strongly fortified · sharply divided

壁垒森严
bì lěi sēn yán
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
stand ready in battle array · stand (or remain) in combat readiness · be prepared in full battle array · under arms · embattle严阵以待yán zhèn yǐ dài(lit.) secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) · (fig.) well fortified; invulnerable to attack固若金汤gù ruò jīn tāngstable · steady · firm · to stabilize稳固wěn gù
Antonyms
(idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow不堪一击bù kān yī jīto collapse on the first encounter · to give way at once一触即溃yī chù jí kuì
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