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虎背熊腰

Mandarin · pinyin hǔ bèi xióng yāo

Meanings

  1. back of a tiger and waist of a bear
  2. tough and stocky build
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虎
hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
背
bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
熊
xióng · a bear; brilliant; bright; surname
腰
yāo · waist; kidney
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3–4–2–1 · hu3 bei4 xiong2 yao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu2 bui3 hung4 jiu1

Cantonese word readings for 虎背熊腰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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fu2 bui3 hung4 jiu1

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be of stocky and imposing build

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