腰 jiu1 {yāo}- waist
- lower back
- pocket
- middle
- loins
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腰間〔-间〕 jiu1 gaan1 {yāo jiān}Waist | CCY | |
腰骨 jiu1 gwat1 {yāo gǔ}(n.) backbone; (slang) moral righteousness; rectitude; integrity; moral backbone; unyielding character; courageous spirit | CCY | |
腰痛 jiu1 tung3 {yāo tòng}lumbago; lower back pain | CCY | |
腰斬〔-斩〕 jiu1 zaam2 {yāo zhǎn}(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain) | CCY | |
腰板 jiu1 baan2 {yāo bǎn}- waist and back
- fig. upright and still healthy
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腰包 jiu1 baau1 {yāo bāo}- waist purse (old)
- (fig.) purse
- pocket
- waist pack
- fanny pack
- bum bag
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腰部 jiu1 bou6 {yāo bù}- waist
- small of the back
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腰帶〔-带〕 jiu1 daai2 {yāo dài}belt | CC | |
腰鼓 jiu1 gu2 {yāo gǔ}- waist drum
- waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
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腰骨 jiu1 gwat1 {yāo gǔ}lumbar vertebrae | CC | |
腰果 jiu1 gwo2 {yāo guǒ}cashew nuts | CC | |
腰肉 jiu1 juk6 {yāo ròu}loin | CC | |
腰圍〔-围〕 jiu1 wai4 {yāo wéi}- waist measurement
- girth
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腰斬〔-斩〕 jiu1 zaam2 {yāo zhǎn}- to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
- to cut sth in half
- to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
- to terminate
- to cut short
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腰椎 jiu1 zeoi1 {yāo zhuī}lumbar vertebra (lower backbone) | CC | |
腰肢 jiu1 zi1 {yāo zhī}waist | CC | |
腰子 jiu1 zi2 {yāo zi}kidney | CC | |
腰桿子〔-杆-〕 jiu1 gon1 zi2 {yāo gǎn zi}- waist
- small of the back
- (fig.) backing
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腰酸背痛 jiu1 syun1 bui3 tung3 {yāo suān bèi tòng}aching all over; Back pain and aching waist | CCY | |
腰纏萬貫〔-缠万贯〕 jiu1 cin4 maan6 gun3 {yāo chán wàn guàn}- lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
- extremely wealthy
- loaded
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腰金衣紫 jiu1 gam1 ji1 zi2 {yāo jīn yī zǐ}golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position | CC | |
腰果雞丁〔--鸡-〕 jiu1 gwo2 gai1 ding1 {yāo guǒ jī dīng}chicken with cashew nuts | CC | |
腰椎間盤〔--间盘〕 jiu1 zeoi1 gaan1 pun4 {yāo zhuī jiān pán}intervertebral disk | CC | |
腰椎間盤突出〔--间盘--〕 jiu1 zeoi1 gaan1 pun4 dat6 ceot1 {yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū}- slipped disk
- vertebral herniation
- prolapsed disk
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腰椎間盤突出症〔--间盘---〕 jiu1 zeoi1 gaan1 pun4 dat6 ceot1 zing3 {yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū zhèng}herniated lumbar disk | CC | |