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

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• 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

1. to be of stocky and imposing build

Synonyms

• 虎體熊腰／虎体熊腰 (hǔtǐxióngyāo)