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› 腰
腰
jiu3
Cantonese
Slang
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[[the waist] the waist] good or strong character.
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1
[[the waist] the waist] good or strong character.
2
yiu gwāt 腰骨 — [waist] good or strong character.
Other Readings
腰
jiu1
waist | lower back | middle | loins | # adapted from cc-cedict | kidney | pocket
Words containing 腰
伸懶腰
san1
laan5
jiu1
[v] stretch (oneself) when yawning
濕腰
sap1
jiu1
wet nurse
不為五斗米折腰
bat1
wai6
ng5
dau2
mai5
zit3
jiu1
would not compromise for living or survival
攤攤腰
taan1
taan1
jiu1
falling flat to the floor; painful
腰帶
jiu1
daai3*2
waist-belt, waistband
腰果
jiu1
gwo2
cashew nut
花腰
faa1
jiu3
[[flower waist]] a police constable (OS).
腰斬
jiu1
zaam2
(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)
冇/無腰骨
mou5
jiu3
gwat1
[[no waist]] an unreliable person, an untrustworthy person.
水蛇腰
seoi2
se4
jiu3
[[water snake waist]] a slender waistline (of women).
腰圍
jiu1
wai4
waistline; waist measurement; girth (of a body, trunk)
等腰三角形
dang2
jiu1
saam1
gok3
jing4
[math.] isosceles triangle
花腰
faa1
jiu1
a police constable [colloquial]
小蠻腰
siu2
maan4
jiu1
a slim waist
無腰骨
mou4
jiu1
gwat1
to describe someone as spineless
豬腰
zyu1
jiu1
pig's kidney
腰間
jiu1
gaan1
Waist
彎腰
waan1
jiu1
to stoop | [粵]: 拗腰
腰酸腿疼
jiu1
syun1
teoi2
tang4
aching back and legs
腰骨
jiu1
gwat1
(n.) backbone; (slang) moral righteousness; rectitude; integrity; moral backbone
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