A steep rock face or coastal cliff. The basic physical meaning.
That cliff is as high as 100 meters.
I looked down at the sea from the top of the cliff.
brink of a dangerous situation; precipice (figurative)
Figurative use for being on the edge of a crisis or dangerous situation. Often in expressions like 崖っぷち.
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
He fell off a cliff and was badly injured.
The climbers scaled the steep cliff.
I stood at the top of the cliff and looked out over the sea.
taking unnecessary risks; precipice walking
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