耸膊成山 — “Shoulders hunched into a mountain shape”
耸膊成山 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person with hunched or shrunken shoulders and a shrivelled neck, often implying a thin, emaciated, or weary physique”. Literally, “shoulders hunched into a mountain shape”.
耸膊成山 Pronunciation and Pinyin
耸膊成山 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 耸膊成山
During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong hosted a banquet for his ministers, where everyone enjoyed themselves with playful teasing and jesting.
Ouyang Shuai Geng, who was known for his very thin physique, became the subject of a poem by Duke Zhao Wuji.
The poem playfully ridiculed Ouyang's appearance, describing him with 'shoulders hunched into a mountain shape, head seemingly buried and not protruding.' The poem humorously questioned, 'On whose Qilin Pavilion, would such a macaque be painted?'
Idioms Related to 耸膊成山
More idioms starting with 耸
- sǒng耸rén人tīng听wén闻shocking to people's ears
- sǒng耸rù入yún云xiāo霄towering into the clouds
- sǒng耸dòng动tīng听wén闻sensationalize to shock or astound
- sǒng耸hè壑líng凌xiāo霄soar high, achieve towering success
- sǒng耸hè壑áng昂xiāo霄rise above the common run
- sǒng耸jiān肩qū曲bèi背stooped shoulders and bent back
- sǒng耸jiān肩suō缩bèi背to hunch shoulders and shrink back
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Open the tool →Questions about 耸膊成山
What does 耸膊成山 mean?
耸膊成山 (sǒng bó chéng shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person with hunched or shrunken shoulders and a shrivelled neck, often implying a thin, emaciated, or weary physique”.
How do you pronounce 耸膊成山?
耸膊成山 is pronounced sǒng bó chéng shān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 耸膊成山 literally mean?
Literally, 耸膊成山 means “shoulders hunched into a mountain shape”. It is used to mean “describes a person with hunched or shrunken shoulders and a shrivelled neck, often implying a thin, emaciated, or weary physique”.
Where does 耸膊成山 come from?
耸膊成山 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 耸膊成山?
肩膀耸起成了一个“山”字。形容人耸肩缩颈的相貌。也形容人体瘦削的样子。