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彎腰駝背

简弯腰驼背 · 繁彎腰駝背

Mandarin · pinyin wān yāo tuó bèi

slouch
stoop
poor posture

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彎: Look up this written character
腰: yāo · waist; kidney
駝: Look up this written character
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
弯: wān · bend, curve
驼: tuó · a camel; humpbacked; to carry on the back

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1–1–2–4 · wan1 yao1 tuo2 bei4

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waan1 jiu1 to4 bui3

Cantonese word readings for 彎腰駝背. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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