蜂腰削背 — “To have a slender waist and narrow shoulders”
蜂腰削背 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a slender waist and narrow shoulders”. Describing a lithe and graceful figure. Literally, “Wasp waist and slender back”.
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蜂腰削背 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蜂腰削背 Character Breakdown
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她从小学习舞蹈，身姿轻盈，蜂腰削背，举手投足间都透着一股优雅。
Having studied dance since childhood, her figure was lithe and graceful, with a slender waist and delicate shoulders, radiating elegance in her every movement.
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Synonyms of 蜂腰削背
More idioms starting with 蜂
- fēng蜂chū出bìng并zuò作emerge in great numbers and activity
- fēng蜂chū出quán泉liú流emerge in great numbers all at once
- fēng蜂hé合yǐ蚁jù聚people gathering disorderly like bees and ants
- fēng蜂hé合shǐ豕tū突swarming bees and charging wild boars
- fēng蜂méi媒dié蝶shǐ使matchmaker or messenger for lovers
- fēng蜂tún屯wū乌hé合a large disorderly crowd
- fēng蜂tún屯yǐ蚁zá杂a chaotic gathering of many people
- fēng蜂tún屯yǐ蚁jù聚gather in great numbers
- fēng蜂tún屯yǐ蚁fù附people swarming like bees and ants
- fēng蜂fáng房yǐ蚁xué穴each occupying its own sphere
- fēng蜂shān扇yǐ蚁jù聚a disorganized crowd achieving little
- fēng蜂yōng拥ér而shàng上swarm forward
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What does 蜂腰削背 mean?
蜂腰削背 (fēng yāo xuē bèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a slender waist and narrow shoulders”.
How do you pronounce 蜂腰削背?
蜂腰削背 is pronounced fēng yāo xuē bèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蜂腰削背 literally mean?
Literally, 蜂腰削背 means “Wasp waist and slender back”. It is used to mean “to have a slender waist and narrow shoulders”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蜂腰削背?
细腰窄背。形容轻盈俊俏。同“蜂腰猿背”。