迤逦

迤邐
yǐlǐ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 winding
  2. 2 meandering
  3. 3 stretching in a long, curving line

Examples

Shānlù yǐlǐ, wānyán shù shí gōnglǐ.
The mountain road winds and meanders for dozens of kilometers.
Sòngzàng de duìwǔ yǐlǐ ér xíng.
The funeral procession moved along in a long, winding line.

Tips

register
Literary register, common in travel writing and classical-style prose for roads, rivers, mountain ranges or processions. CC-CEDICT lists pronunciation as yǐlǐ; you may also see yǐyǐ in older texts.
usage
Often takes ér xíng ('thus moving') after it: 队伍迤逦 = 'the procession winds along'.

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