Dictionary › 腰
腰
Mandarin: yao1
Definitions
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 lower back
  3. 3 pocket
  4. 4 middle
  5. 5 loins
  6. 6 kidney
  7. 7 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
腰
[[the waist] the waist] good or strong character. | yiu gwāt 腰骨 — [waist]
Words containing 腰
伸懶腰
[v] stretch (oneself) when yawning
濕腰
wet nurse
不為五斗米折腰
would not compromise for living or survival
攤攤腰
falling flat to the floor; painful
腰帶
waist-belt, waistband
腰果
cashew nut
花腰
[[flower waist]] a police constable (OS).
腰斬
(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)
冇/無腰骨
[[no waist]] an unreliable person, an untrustworthy person.
水蛇腰
[[water snake waist]] a slender waistline (of women).
腰圍
waistline; waist measurement; girth (of a body, trunk)
等腰三角形
[math.] isosceles triangle
花腰
a police constable [colloquial]
小蠻腰
a slim waist
無腰骨
to describe someone as spineless
豬腰
pig's kidney
腰間
Waist
彎腰
to stoop | [粵]: 拗腰
腰酸腿疼
aching back and legs
腰骨
(n.) backbone; (slang) moral righteousness; rectitude; integrity; moral backbone
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