腰 (jiu1 | yao1) : waist; pocket; middle

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腰

jiu1

yao1

[1] waist; small of the back; kidney
[2] pocket; purse; wallet
[3] middle (of mountain, tree, etc)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

腰

This word has been viewed 7600 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Mar 2014 11:01

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腰果 jiu1 gwo2 = cashew nut

山腰 saan1 jiu1 shan1 yao1 = mountain waist, hillside, mountainside; (placename) Shan Yiu

腰圍 jiu1 wai4 yao1 wei2 = waistline; waist measurement; girth (of a body, trunk)

豬腰 zyu1 jiu1 = pig kidney 粵

無腰骨 mou4 jiu1 gwat1 = spineless

扭腰舞 nau2 jiu1 mou5 = the Twist (dancing)

水蛇腰 seoi2 se4 jiu1 shui3 she2 yao1 = waist slightly bent; slender and supple waist; lithe body; feminine pose

半中腰 bun3 zung1 jiu1 ban4 zhong1 yao1 = halfway; middle

腰帶 jiu1 daai3*2 yao1 dai4 = waist-belt, waistband

伸懶腰 san1 laan5 jiu1 shen1 lan3 yao1 = [v] stretch (oneself) when yawning

彎腰 waan1 jiu1 wan1 yao1 = to stoop

懶腰 laan5 jiu1 lan3 yao1 = [v] to stretch

束腰 cuk1 jiu1 shu4 yao1 = girdle

纏腰火丹 cin4 yiu1 fo2 daan1 chan2 yao1 huo3 dan1 = [TCM] girdling fire cinnabar (herpes zoster)

纏腰蛇丹 cin4 jiu1 se4 daan1 chan2 yao1 she2 dan1 = [TCM] girdling snake cinnabar

腰酸背痛 jiu1 syun1 bui3 tung3 = aching all over; having sore back and aching waist

濕腰 sap1 jiu1 = a wet nurse

腰子 jiu1 zi2 = kidney (of body)

腰骨 jiu1 gwat1 = the waist; good character

腰骨痛 jiu1 gwat1 tung3 = [n] a backache [v] having a backache

腰斬 jiu1 zaam2 yao1 zhan4 = cut something in half; chop in half

腰酸腿疼 jiu1 syun1 teoi2 tang4 = aching back and legs

低腰褲 dai1 jiu1 fu3 di1 yao1 ku4 = low-rise jeans; low waist jeans

拗腰 aau2 jiu1 = to stoop 粵

不為五斗米折腰 bat1 wai6 ng5 dau2 mai5 zit3 jiu1 = cannot force someone to do something because of money

冇腰骨 mou5 jiu1 gwat1 = lacking backbone 粵

掏腰包 tou4 jiu1 baau1 tao1 yao1 bao1 = foot a bill 國

攤攤腰 taan1 taan1 jiu1 = totally exhausted 粵

小蠻腰 siu2 maan4 jiu1 xiao3 man2 yao1 = a slim waist

揸腰 zaa1 jiu1 zha1 yao1 = clothes that are tight-fitting around the waist

腰痛 jiu1 tung3 yao1 tong4 = lumbago

腰包 jiu1 baau1 yao1 bao1 = bum bag; fanny pack; purse

等腰三角形 dang2 jiu1 saam1 gok3 jing4 deng3 yao1 san1 jiao3 xing2 = [math.] isosceles triangle

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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