虎背

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
trad. (虎背)		虎	背
simp. #(虎背)		虎	背

Etymology

Short for 虎背熊腰 (hǔbèixióngyāo, “of sturdy build”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǔbèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǔbèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǔbèi
    • Wade–Giles: hu³-pei⁴
    • Yale: hǔ-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huubey
    • Palladius: хубэй (xubɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

Adjective

虎背

1. sturdy; heavy