细腰

Traditional: 細腰

xì yāo

Dictionary entry

slender waist

What does 细腰 mean?

细腰 (xì yāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1slender waist

2fig. pretty woman

3mortise and tenon joint on a coffin

Character breakdown

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细xìthin or slender · finely particulate 腰yāothe waist and lower back · (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)

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细腰

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