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蜂腰鹤膝 — Chinese Idiom

蜂腰鹤膝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to metrical faults or prosodic defects in classical Chinese poetry, specifically two of the 'eight diseases' of prosody”.

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蜂腰鹤膝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蜂腰鹤膝 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蜂
fēng13bee or swarm
腰
yāo13waist or lumbar region
鹤
hè15crane bird
膝
xī15the knee joint

Example Sentence with 蜂腰鹤膝

这位诗人的早期作品虽然富有想象力,但在格律上常有蜂腰鹤膝之病,显得不够成熟。
Although this poet's early works were imaginative, they often suffered from metrical defects, appearing somewhat immature in terms of prosody.

Idioms Related to 蜂腰鹤膝

Synonyms of 蜂腰鹤膝

  • hè鹤xī膝fēng蜂yāo腰defects in poetry or calligraphy

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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Questions about 蜂腰鹤膝

What does 蜂腰鹤膝 mean?

蜂腰鹤膝 (fēng yāo hè xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to metrical faults or prosodic defects in classical Chinese poetry, specifically two of the 'eight diseases' of prosody”.

How do you pronounce 蜂腰鹤膝?

蜂腰鹤膝 is pronounced fēng yāo hè xī in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 蜂腰鹤膝?

指诗歌声律八病中的两种。泛指诗歌声律上的毛病

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