屏びょう風ぶ岩いわ

noun

sheer cliff; folding-screen rock

Refers to a steep, flat rock face resembling a folding screen (屏風). Often used in place names and geological descriptions.

• 屏びょう風ぶ岩いわは、まるで巨きょ大だいな屏びょう風ぶを立たてたような絶ぜっ壁ぺきだ。

  The Byōbu-iwa is a sheer cliff that looks just like a giant folding screen standing upright.

• この地ち域いきには屏びょう風ぶ岩いわと呼よばれる奇き岩がんが点てん在ざいしている。

  In this area, strangely shaped rocks called 'folding-screen rocks' are scattered about.