虎背熊腰

Chinese

		tiger	learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder	bear; to scold; to rebuke	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
trad. (虎背熊腰)		虎	背	熊	腰
simp. ^#(虎背熊腰)		虎	背	熊	腰
Literally: “to have the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǔbèixióngyāo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² bui³ hung⁴ jiu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǔbèixióngyāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǔbèisyóngyao
  - Wade–Giles: hu³-pei⁴-hsiung²-yao¹
  - Yale: hǔ-bèi-syúng-yāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huubeyshyongiau
  - Palladius: хубэйсюнъяо (xubɛjsjunʺjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² bui³ hung⁴ jiu¹
  - Yale: fú bui hùhng yīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² bui³ hung⁴ jiu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² bui³ hung⁴ yiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ puːi̯³³ hʊŋ²¹ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

虎背熊腰

to be of stocky and imposing build

Synonyms

虎體熊腰／虎体熊腰 (hǔtǐxióngyāo)

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